Historical Medals and Tokens

GOLD COAST, a uniface silver shield-shaped badge, engraved (Presented to Captain B. Moutray-Read by his brother officers of the Northern Territories of the Gold Coast Colony on the occasion of his Marriage, October 7th 1911), 70 x 68mm. Lightly polished, otherwise very fine £90-120

Beresford Moutray-Read (1874-1936), Provincial Commissioner of the Gold Coast Colony, married Henrietta Taylor at St Michael’s, Horton, Berkshire. He was the elder brother of Anketell Moutray-Read (1884-1915), a posthumous recipient of the Victoria Cross