Coins and Historical Medals

City of Bristol Rifle Volunteers, a silver award medal by J.S. Wyon, arms of Bristol, crossed rifles above, rev. wreath, named (Volunteer Prize, 500 Yds, any Weapon, Private F.C. Simons, 2nd Middlesex, 22 Aug. 1861), 39mm. Lightly polished, otherwise extremely fine £100-£120

Provenance: J. Webb Collection.

Francis Constable Simons (1829-65) joined the East India Company as a military cadet in 1843