General Gordon’s Star for the Siege of Khartoum 1884, pewter, as awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks, a fine example attached by thread to a faded red cloth backing suspended from red woven ribbon and set into a leather mount in wooden frame, ‘Gordon Medal Khartoum 1884’ in gold block letters below, the reverse if the frame with typed label ‘Bought by Major Pierson from an Arab Soldier at Metemneh 1885 or 1886’, very fine and scarce £800-£1,000

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Fine Collection of Medals Relating to Egypt and the Sudan 1801-1920 - the Property of a Gentleman.

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