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19 & 20 July 2017

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

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Lot

№ 1329

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20 July 2017

Hammer Price:
£160

The Most Honourable Order of the 37th, 1774, by I. Westwood, a struck oval medallion, 58mm x 45mm, silver-gilt, the obverse featuring angel of Victory carrying a scroll and crowning a seated Britannia, with legend, ‘Vincet Amor Patriæ’ and inscription ‘MDCCLXXIIII Sir Eyre Coote K.B. Colonel’ in exergue, the reverse featuring Hercules, holding a club and Minerva, holding a spear, supporting a shield inscribed, ‘The Most Honourable Order of the 37th’, with inscription above and in the exergue, with fixed ring suspension, with usual ‘V’ shaped die crack to obverse and straight die crack across the reverse, edge bruising, very fine £180-220

Referenced in Balmer, R.299.