Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

General Gordon’s Star for the Siege of Khartoum 1884, pewter, as awarded to non-commissioned officers and other ranks, a fine example suspended from red woven ribbon, accompanied by an old silver display label inscribed ‘Pewter Medal struck by Genl. Gordon in Khartoum for his Soldiers, bought from one of them at Gubat Metemneh by Major C. E. Dixon, The Royal Irish in January 1885’, very fine and scarce £600-£800

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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