Coins and Historical Medals

Smithfield Club, 1905, an 18ct gold medal by E. Fuchs, bare head of Edward VII left, rev. heads of past presidents the Duke of Richmond and Earl Spencer vis-à-vis within circular medallions, edge named (Breeder Best Pen Short Woollen Sheep or Lambs, 1909, James Flower, Chilmark, Salisbury), 55mm, 109.03g. Matt finish, mint state, rare; in original black case of issue £4,000-£4,600

James Flower (1853-1932), b. Chilmark; tenant farmer who acquired Ridge Farm and East Farm, a total of 1,400 acres, from Reginald, Earl of Pembroke and Montgomery, in 1918; his descendants run Chilmark Farm under the name Maurice Flower & Son Ltd