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№ 304

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23 September 2011

Hammer Price:
£920

Melton Mowbray Tribute Medal 1900-01, obverse, a mounted trooper with a soldier standing by his side, ‘Transvaal War in South Africa 1900. 1901’, reverse inscribed (name, rank and unit engraved), ‘Presented by the Town of Melton Mowbray to R. B. Muir in recognition of his Patriotism & Valour in serving in the Transvaal War as a Captain in the 65th Com. Imp. Yeo.’, 38.5mm., silver, unmounted, extremely fine, rare £300-400

Ref: Hibbard A16.

Ex James Spencer Collection of Boer and Great War Tribute Medals, D.N.W. 16 December 2003.

65th (Leicestershire) Imperial Yeomanry.