Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

St. Paul’s School, Southsea, Hampshire, 1825, a silver award medal, unsigned, frontal elevation of the school, reverse wreath, named (Presented for the best Sketch from Nature at the public examination, N. Jackson, Decr. 22nd 1841), 51mm (Taylor 86a). Minor marks in obverse field, otherwise extremely fine and brilliant, rare (£70-100)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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St Paul’s School, King Street, Southsea, was founded in 1825 by 100 people taking out subscriptions of £25 each; the school opened on 1 August 1826. It closed in 1850 and the building subsequently became a Baptist chapel