Commemorative, Historical and Art Medals

Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Prize medal, a bronze award by W. and L.C. Wyon, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, tridents and dolphins in field, rev. Britannia placing a wreath on kneeling figure of Industry, attended by supporters representing the continents, edge named (Captain Jerningham, R.N., Class VIII), 77mm (Allen A25; BHM 2462; E 1456). Some minor surface marks, otherwise about extremely fine £250-300

Capt Arthur William Jerningham, Portsmouth, commander of HMS Excellent, invented a ‘model of an anchor to be fired from a mortar of 5.5 inch bore…to carry a two-inch Manilla line out 200 yards to sea, for the purpose of hauling a life-boat off through the surf when the wind is on shore’