Auction Catalogue

2 & 3 April 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Jetons, Medals and Books

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 1014

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3 April 2014

Hammer Price:
£160

Medals, Jamaica, Sir Henry de la Beche, Good Conduct award, 1841, a white metal trial striking of the reverse by W. Wyon, tropical fauna, 45mm (cf. BHM 2002; BDM VI, 683; Roehrs 1559). Nearly extremely fine £100-150

Provenance: Bt K. Stephens December 1989.

The machine-turned obverse depicts the ‘ghosted’ image of de la Beche