Lot Archive

Lot

№ 972

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6 July 2004

Hammer Price:
£190

Waterloo Medal 1815, Pattern striking, laureate head of the Prince Regent left, enclosed by a wreath of oak leaves and the legend, ‘George Prince Regent’, with ‘1815’ below the truncation; reverse: Victory holding olive branch in left hand and palm branch in right, seated upon a plinth with foot resting on a tablet inscribed, ‘Waterloo’, above ‘Wellington’, exergue plain except for ‘T. Wyon Jun.’ in small letters (John Shaw, Mint), 36mm., bronze, unmounted, very fine £80-100