Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Yarmouth Volunteer Infantry 1803.
A large oval engraved medal with triple-stepped rim, 71mm x 57mm, silver (Hallmarks for 1803), obverse engraved with Britannia standing in a defiant pose, one hand on hip, the other supporting a spear, with the Union flag flying behind, lion couchant at feet, ‘Yarmouth Volunteer Infantry’ inscribed on riband below, reverse inscribed ‘The Best Shot of the Corps Mr. W. Jacobs 1803’, laurel wreath around, with integral loop suspension, very fine £200-£240

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Small Collection of Volunteer and Shooting Medals.

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J. B. Hayward, 1972.

Referenced in Hastings Irwin.

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