Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Newcastle Volunteers Prize Medal 1806, 46mm, silver, the engraved obverse depicting a figure in Roman costume presenting a volunteer to a seated Britannia, the reverse engraved ‘Prize Medal presd. by Coll. Clennell to Willm. Mountain Right Battn. N.V. Decr. 24 1806’, with ‘England Expects Every Man to do his Duty’ around, indistinct hallmarks to edge, with flat silver loop suspension, edge bruising, otherwise good very fine and rare £200-£240

Referenced in Blamer, V.667; and Hastings Irwin p.369 (one of three Newcastle Volunteers Medal, all different, recorded)

William Mountain was bon in Swillington, Yorkshire, on 16 January 1778. He is shown in the Muster Lists for the 2nd Company of Newcastle Loyal Volunteers for 1804.

Sold with copied research.

Note: Owing to the uncertainty that exists with the original provenance and manufacture of some early engraved Regimental and Volunteer Medals, this lot is sold as viewed.