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Medals, Bonds, Banknotes & Coins Medals, Bonds, Banknotes & Coins, Banknotes & Coins, Bonds, Medals, Knightsbridge, London, Wednesday 13 November 2013 Knightsbridge, London, Wednesday Medals, Bonds, Banknotes & Coins Wednesday 13 November 2013 at 10.30am Knightsbridge, London 20811 Medals, Bonds, Banknotes & Coins Wednesday 13 November 2013 at 10.30am Knightsbridge, London Bonhams Enquiries Customer Services Montpelier Street John Millensted Monday to Friday 8.30am to 6pm Knightsbridge + 44 (0) 20 7393 3914 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 London SW7 1HH [email protected] www.bonhams.com Sale number: 20811 Viewing Catalogue: £12 Monday 11 November 9am to 4.30pm Tuesday 12 November 9am to 4pm Live online bidding is available for this sale Bids +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax Please email To bid via the internet [email protected] please visit www.bonhams.com with “Live bidding” in the subject line 48 hours Please note that bids should be before the auction to submitted no later than 24 hours prior to the sale. register for this service. New bidders must also provide proof of identity when submitting bids. Failure to do this may result in your bids not being processed. Bidding by telephone will only be accepted on a lot with the excess of £400 Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Malcolm Barber Group Managing Director, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Andrew Currie, Peter Rees, Julian Roup, Iain Rushbrook, Matthew Girling CEO UK and Europe, David Dallas, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, John Sandon, Tim Schofield, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, James Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Grant, Veronique Scorer, James Stratton, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Knight, Patrick Meade, Caroline Oliphant, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, Roger Tappin, Shahin Virani, David Williams, Hugh Watchorn. Charles Lanning, Camilla Lombardi, Michael Wynell-Mayow. Fergus Lyons, Paul Maudsley, Gordon McFarlan, Sale Information Bids Collection and Storage Payment +44 (0) 20 7447 7448 After Sale +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax All charges must be paid by the [email protected] All sold lots will remain at time of collection. www.bonhams.com Bonhams. Payment in advance Payments Please contact the department for Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 shipping quotes. to ascertain amount due by: cash, +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax cheque with banker’s card, credit + 44 (0) 20 7393 3917 card, bank draft or traveller’s Valuations, taxation and [email protected] cheque. heritage +44 (0) 20 7468 8340 Payment at time of collection +44 (0) 20 7468 5860 fax by cash, cheque with banker’s [email protected] card, credit card, bank draft or traveller’s cheque. Catalogue subscriptions To obtain other catalogues or take out an annual subscription: Subscriptions Department +44 (0) 1666 502200 +44 (0) 1666 505107 fax [email protected] Contents Wednesday 13 November 2013 at 10.30am Lots Single Campaign Medals 1 - 25 Single Orders, Medals for Distinguished Service, Long Service Medals and Miscellaneous 26 - 39 Foreign Orders, Decorations & Medals 40 - 42 Groups with Orders, Decorations & Awards for Gallantry & Distinguished Service 43 - 48 Campaign Groups and Pairs 49 - 86 Schripophily 87 - 88 Banknotes 89 - 191 Ancient Coins 192 - 211 English Coins 212 - 345 Islamic Coins 346 - 350 World Coins 351 - 402 Historical, Commemorative Medals & Miscellaneous 403 - 452 3 1 2 Single Campaign Medals 1 4 Military General Sevice 1793-1814, Sutlej 1845-46, four bars, Albuhera, Vittoria, Nive, Toulouse (G.Smith, 34th Foot). Lightly Sobraon reverse, no bar (Asst Surgn E:Edlin M: D: 4th Batn Arty). Good toned, almost extremely fine. (1) very fine. (1) £1,000 - 1,500 £600 - 800 €1,200 - 1,800 €710 - 950 Confirmed on roll. 5 Sutlej 1845-46, Spink 1975; Glendining 1987; Dixon 1988. Moodkee reverse, two bars, Ferozeshuhur, Sobraon (Serjt John Summerhayes 9th Regt). Light edge bruises otherwise good very fine. (1) 2 £500 - 700 Waterloo 1815, €590 - 830 fitted with replacement silver clip and steel ring (Coots Jack 1st Bat. 92nd Highlanders.). Light contact marks, very fine. (1) 6 £1,800 - 2,200 India General Service 1854-95, €2,100 - 2,600 bronze issue, one bar, Burma 1885-7 (13 Bheesty Shaik Ebram 16th Mad Infy). Tibet 1903-04, bronze issue, no bar (Cooly Bahadur Chettri S & T Confirmed on the roll as Jack Coots serving with Captain George Corps). Good very fine. (2) Couper’s Company. In a fitted case for display. £100 - 120 €120 - 140 3 Coorg Medal, 1837, 7 silver medal, 50mm. diam., fitted with suspension loop soldered at 12 India General Service 1854-95, o’clock. Good fine or better. (1) one bar, Burma 1889-92 (1348 Pte J.Ford 1st Bn D.C.L.I.). Toned, good £500 - 700 very fine. (1) €590 - 830 £140 - 180 €170 - 210 4 | Bonhams 4 11 8 12 Baltic 1854-56, Second China War 1857-60, unnamed as issued to the Royal Navy. Toned, good very fine. (1) no bar, engraved (Jno. H.Tully). Good very fine. (1) £100 - 150 £70 - 100 €120 - 180 €80 - 120 9 13 Crimea 1854-56, Afghanistan 1878-80, one bar, Sebastopol, engraved (Passed Clerk. Saml Smyth. H.M.S. no bar (Sepoy Muhamad Nur Corps of Guides Infy). A couple of light Arethusa). Light edge bruises, toned very fine. (1) contact marks, otherwise very fine. (1) £100 - 140 £100 - 140 €120 - 170 €120 - 170 10 14 Turkish Crimea, India General Service 1895-1902, Sardinian issue, fitted with British Crimea medal suspension, engraved one bar, Relief of Chitral 1895 (3477 Pte H.Wilcox 1st Bn Bedford Regt). (3217 G.Eddis. 19th Regt); another British issue. Lightly polished to the Toned, good very fine. (1) first, otherwise very fine. (2) £100 - 140 £150 - 200 €120 - 170 €180 - 240 Sold with Accounts Book and Discharge Certificate. He was originally 11 from Paulesbury, near Towcester, Northamptonshire. Indian Mutiny 1857-58, one bar, Delhi (Serjt. Horatio. Lindsey, 9th Lancers). Good very fine. (1) 15 £500 - 700 India General Service 1895-1902, €590 - 830 silver issue, one bar, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (3551 Sepoy Said Nazir 26th Pjb Infy.). Good very fine. (1) Sergeant Horatio Lindsay was killed in action at Badli-ke-Serai on the 8th £100 - 140 June 1857. €120 - 170 Medals, Bonds, Banknotes & Coins | 5 16 23 India General Service 1895-1902, Second World War Stars and Medals, two bars, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (83309 Gunr D.Suttie 1939-1945 Star (4); Atlantic Star; Air Crew Europe Star (copy); Africa No 1 Mtn By R.A.). Contact marks, good fine. (1) Star; Pacific Star; Burma Star; Italy Star (2); France and Germany Star (3); £70 - 100 Defence Medal (4); War Medal (3); India Service Medal; New Zealand War €80 - 120 Medal; Australia War Medal (NX32229 E.C.Evans). Generally very fine. (24) £120 - 140 17 €140 - 170 Queen’s South Africa 1899-1902, four bars, Cape Colony, Orange Free State, Transvaal, S.A.02 (9797 Pte 24 W.H.Jones. Vol. Coy Lanc: Fus:). Very fine. (1) Air Crew Europe Star. £80 - 120 Extremely fine. (1) €100 - 140 £140 - 180 €170 - 210 18 Africa General Service 1902-56, 25 one bar, Somaliland 1902-04 (Khalasi Butahi Survey of India). Refixed Campaign Service 1962, suspension, very fine. (1) one bar, Borneo (R4239275 Cpl.D.W.Kemp R.A.F.) one bar, South Arabia £100 - 120 (24080725 Fus.T.M.Wilson. R.N.F.) one bar, Northern Ireland (24139016 €120 - 140 Fus.R.Devonport 2 RRF.; 24262742 Dvr A A Roberts RCT). Very fine. (4) £150 - 200 19 €180 - 240 India General Service 1908-35, one bar, North West Frontier 1935 (798686 Gnr.A.Farrar. R.A.). Naval Single Orders, Medals for Distinguished Service, Long General Service 1915-62, one bar, Palestine 1945-48 (P/MX.54461 Service Medals and Miscellaneous W.D.Roberts. O.A.2. R.N.). India General Service 1936-39, one bar, North West Frontier 1937-39 (42607 Dvr Nanak Chand. 13 Mtn. Bty.). 26 Generally very fine. (3) The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, £100 - 150 C.B.E., 1st type, Military Division, in silver-gilt and enamel. In case of €120 - 180 issue. Very fine. (1) £240 - 280 20 €280 - 330 World War One Medals, 1914-15 Star (19679 Pte Y.J.Forty. Glouc R.; L-25120 Bmbr:H.Barlow. 27 R.F.A.; 1890 W.S.A. J.Plummer. Skr. R.N.R.). British War Medal (3498 Military Cross, Pte.F.C.Littlejohns. D.C.L.I.; 45185 Pte.C.H.Boulton. Essex R.; 2519 G.V.R., in fitted case of issue. Extremely fine. (Lot) Pte J.Dell D.C.L.I.; 2484 A.Cpl.W.T.Jasper. D.Of Corn.L.I.; RTS-1713 £400 - 500 Pte.F.Sowden. A.S.C.; F-15939 J.W.Travis. A.C.1 R.N.A.S.; 6692 €470 - 590 Pte.J.Jeffery 15-Lond.R.). Mercantile Marine (George Polemis). Victory Medal (45185 Pte.C.H.Boulton. Essex R.; 22108 Pte A.Juleff. Hamps.R.; 28 Lieut.W.D.R.Murphy. R.N.R.; J.1905 A.W.Bond. A.B. R.N.). Territorial Distinguished Flying Cross, Force War Medal (690 Dvr.A.T.Ritchings. R.A.). The last Victory missing G.VI.R., dated 1941. In Royal Mint case of issue. Extremely fine. (Lot) suspension ring, otherwise very fine. (16) £1,000 - 1,500 £180 - 220 €1,200 - 1,800 €210 - 260 D.F.C.
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