Military Awards from the Collection of John Tamplin

The ‘Honorary’ Waterloo Medal named to H.R.H. The Commander in Chief (The Duke of York and Albany, K.G., G.C.B.)

Waterloo 1815 (The Master of the Mint to H.R.H. The Comm. in Chief) fitted with steel clip and ring suspension, pitting overall, otherwise generally very fine and rare £400-500

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Military Awards from the Collection of John Tamplin.

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When striking the Waterloo Medal the Mint decided that a number should be presented to a certain few in honour of the event. The chosen recipients had family connections, political positions or other appointments linked with the final battle of the Napoleonic war.

In addition to the above named recipient, who was the 2nd son of George III and the uncle of Queen Victoria, the following examples have been recorded: The Master of the Mint to “H.R.H. The Duke of Kent, K.G.” (4th son of George III and father of Queen Victoria; “The Rt. Hon. The Speaker” (Charles Abbott, 1st Baron Colchester); “The Rt. Hon. Cha. Long” (At the time of Waterloo he was M.P. for Haslemere and joint Paymaster-General; created Baron Farnborough in 1826); “The Rt. Hon. C. Bathurst” (Late Master of the Mint, and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster 1812-23); “The Countess of Mornington” (Mother of the Duke of Wellington); and “The Dowager Duchess of Beaufort” (Widow of the 5th Duke, three of her eight sons and her eldest grandson fought at Waterloo). A further example is impressed “British Mint 8th January 1828. Viva Miguel,” to commemorate the visit to the Mint by H.R.H. Don Miguel, Regent of the Kingdom of Portugal, and two others are supposedly known to The Duke of Wellington, and to the artist Lady Butler.