Sports, Durand Football Challenge Prize, c. 1895, a silver award medal, unsigned, view of buildings, trees and hills in background, rev. legend around wreath, un-named, 57mm, 81.35g (Pudd. II, 970.12; cf. DNW M10, 1631). About extremely fine, rare £100-£150

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Indian Historical Medals from the Collection formed by Michael Shaw.

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The Durand Cup, the oldest football tournament in Asia and the de facto Indian counterpart to the FA Cup in England, was first staged in 1888. Named after its founder, Sir Mortimer Durand, GCMG, KCSI, KCIE, PC (1850-1924), at first it was effectively a prize competed for by British Indian army teams, the biggest victory being the 6-1 defeat of the Black Watch by the Somerset Light Infantry in 1896; since independence non-military teams have exclusively competed for the prize