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№ 431

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11 September 2024

Hammer Price:
£550

China 1842 (G. Kaye. 2nd Engineer, H.M.S. Vixen.) with original straight bar suspension; together with an erased King’s South Africa 1901-02, 2 clasps, South Africa 1901, South Africa 1902, the China good very fine; the KSA erased, with contact marks, polished and worn, therefore fair to fine (2) £700-£900

Approximately 138 China Medals 1842 awarded to H.M.S. Vixen, with men of the Vixen taking part in the storming and capture of the city of Chin-Keang-Foo at the entrance of the South Grand Canal on the Yangtse-Kiang.