Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Royal Cork City Militia Medal 1799, gold, unmarked, obverse, a central crowned harp with the number of the regiment, ‘27’, at its base, ‘Royal Cork City Militia’ on scroll riband above, and ‘Lieut. Colonel Mountiford Longfield Comding.’ below, reverse, engraved inscription, ‘The Gift of Colonel Lord Longueville to Captain Lieut. John Corker, For Merit, 26 June 1799’, 41mm. diam., test mark to edge at 8 o’clock, very fine £400-500

Recorded by Hastings Irwin.