Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Bristol Volunteers 1814, struck silver medal, 53mm x 37mm, obverse: the arms and crest of Bristol, ‘Royal Bristol Volunteers’ around, ‘In Danger Ready’ on scroll below; reverse: 15 line inscription below ‘GR’ cypher, ‘Imbodied for the maintenance of public order & protection of their fellow citizens on the threat of invasion by France MDCCXCVII. Revived at the renewal of hostilities MDCCCIII. Disbanded when the deliverance of Europe was accomplished by the perseverance and magnanimity of Great Britain and her allies MCCCCXIV’, ‘Pro Patria’ on scroll below.

Penryn Volunteers 1794, struck bronze medal, 28mm, obverse: on a trophy of arms, a laureated head on a shield with a helmet above, ‘Penryn Volunteers’ on a band above, in exergue ‘First Inrolld April 3, 1794’; reverse: the Dunstanville arms, on a scroll above ‘Pro Rege et Populo’, in exergue ‘Lord de Dunstanville Colonel’, pierced with ring for suspension, nearly very fine (2) £100-£140

Referenced in Balmer’s unpublished work on Volunteer Medals (September 1985), V94.