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11 & 12 December 2019

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№ 1074 x

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12 December 2019

Hammer Price:
£600

China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Pte. E. Hoffmann Cox. Tientsin Vols:) lacquered, nearly extremely fine £600-£800

Approximately 65 medals awarded to the Tientsin Volunteer Corps. Clasp not confirmed.

The officers and men of the Tientsin Volunteer Corps, who served at and about Tientsin during the months of June and July, 1900, initially declined to accept the medal for China 1900 because the clasp for the Relief of Peking was refused to them.