Life Saving, Police and Fire Brigade Medals from the James N Spencer Collection

Bank Colliery Medal 1866, a superb 65mm., silver medallion by Ottley, Birmingham, obverse: draped bust of Queen Victoria, left, in high relief; reverse: within a wreath of oak and laurel is engraved, ‘Presented to Adam Eckusley, by the Little Hulton Relief Committee, for his heroic conduct in rescuing at the risk of his own life, his fellow Workmen at the Bank Colliery Explosion, Decr. 10th 1866’, nearly extremely fine £500-600

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Life Saving, Police and Fire Brigade Medals from the James N Spencer Collection.

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