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MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS 2015 25 March Wednesday Knightsbridge, London MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS | Knightsbridge, London | Wednesday 25 March 2015 22779 MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS Wednesday 25 March 2015 at 10.30 Knightsbridge, London BONHAMS ENQUIRIES IMPORTANT INFORMATION Montpelier Street John Millensted The United States Government Knightsbridge + 44 (0) 20 7393 3914 has banned the import of ivory London SW7 1HH [email protected] into the USA. Lots containing www.bonhams.com ivory are indicated by the symbol Fulvia Esposito Ф printed beside the lot number VIEWING + 44 (0) 20 7393 3917 in this catalogue. Monday 23 March [email protected] 09.00 – 16.30 Tuesday 24 March PRESS ENQUIRIES 09.00 – 16.00 [email protected] BIDS CUSTOMER SERVICES +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Monday to Friday 08.30 – 18.00 +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 To bid via the internet please visit www.bonhams.com SALE NUMBER: 22779 Please note that bids should be submitted no later than 24 hours CATALOGUE: prior to the sale. £15 New bidders must also provide LIVE ONLINE BIDDING IS proof of identity when submitting AVAILABLE FOR THIS SALE bids. Failure to do this may result Please email [email protected] in your bids not being processed. with “Live bidding” in the subject Bidding by telephone will only be line 48 hours before the auction accepted on a lot with the excess to register for this service. of £500. Bonhams 1793 Limited Bonhams 1793 Ltd Directors Bonhams UK Ltd Directors Registered No. 4326560 Robert Brooks Co-Chairman, Colin Sheaf Chairman, Jonathan Baddeley, Andrew McKenzie, Simon Mitchell, Jeff Muse, Registered Office: Montpelier Galleries Malcolm Barber Co-Chairman, Antony Bennett, Matthew Bradbury, Mike Neill, Charlie O’Brien, Giles Peppiatt, Montpelier Street, London SW7 1HH Colin Sheaf Deputy Chairman, Lucinda Bredin, Harvey Cammell, Simon Cottle, Peter Rees, Iain Rushbrook, John Sandon, Matthew Girling Global CEO, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Global CEO, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Grant, James Stratton, Roger Tappin, Ralph Taylor, +44 (0) 20 7393 3905 fax Geoffrey Davies, Jonathan Horwich, Richard Harvey, Robin Hereford, Asaph Hyman, Shahin Virani, David Williams, James Knight, Caroline Oliphant, Charles Lanning, Sophie Law, Fergus Lyons, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Hugh Watchorn. Gordon McFarlan, SALE INFORMATION BIDS COLLECTION AND STORAGE PAYMENT +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 AFTER SALE +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax All charges must be paid by the [email protected] All sold lots will remain in the time of collection. www.bonhams.com Coins & Medals department at Knightsbridge. Payment in advance PAYMENTS Telephone: +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 +44 (0) 20 7447 7447 Please contact the department to ascertain amount due by: cash, +44 (0) 20 7447 7401 fax for shipping quotes. cheque with banker’s card, credit card, bank draft or traveller’s ART COLLECTIONS, + 44 (0) 20 7393 3917 cheque. ESTATES & VALUATIONS [email protected] +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 25 March 2015 Lots Single Campaign Medals 1 – 81 Single Orders, Single Decorations, Long Service Medals, Miniature Medals, Militaria and Miscellaneous 82 – 155 Foreign Orders, Decorations and Medals 156 – 167 Groups with Orders and Decorations 168 – 178 Campaign Groups and Pairs 179 – 248 Scripophily 249 – 250 World Banknotes 251 – 272 Provincial, Bank of England, Scottish and Isle of Man Banknotes 273 – 298 Ancient Coins 302 – 318 English Coins 319 – 642 World Coins 643 – 681 Coin Cabinet, Historical Medals and Miscellaneous 682 – 688 SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS 1 8 ALEXANDER DAVison’s NILE MEDAL 1798, INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95, mercurial gilt-bronze, reverse engraved (Richard Burke). Good fine. (1) one bar, Perak (W.Wilkins. Ord: H.M.S. “Modeste”.). Light contact marks, very fine. (1) £300 - 400 €410 - 540 £100 - 140 €140 - 190 2 SERINGAPATAM 1799, 9 silver issue, 45mm diam. Some light contact marks, very fine. (1) INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95, one bar, Pegu (Jas Warn Ordy “Spartan”). Lightly toned, good very £600 - 800 fine. (1) €820 - 1,100 £140 - 180 3 €190 - 250 WATERLOO 1815, fitted with eplacementr steel clip and ring suspension (Robert Gray 10 Royal Artillery Drivers.). With contact marks and light edge bruising, INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95, almost very fine. (1) one bar, Burma 1885-7 (20795 Gunner W.Fahey No7 By 1st Bde N Dn R.A.). Very fine. (1) £800 - 1,000 €1,100 - 1,400 £80 - 120 €110 - 160 Confirmed on the roll as serving with Captain Henry Lane’s F Troop. 11 4 INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1854-95, WATERLOO 1815 one bar, Burma 1889-92 (917 Pte E.Hill 2d Bn Devon Regt.). Good (William Foalks. Royal Artill.Drivers) very fine. (1) £1,000 - 1,500 £100 - 140 €1,400 - 2,000 €140 - 190 Driver William Foalks served at Waterloo in Major N. Turner’s ‘A’ Troop. 12 BALTIC 1854-55, 5 fitted with eplacementr suspension. Crimea 1854-56, one bar, WATERLOO 1815, Sebastopol, officially impressed (*.Dovey. 17th Lancers.); engraved fitted with eplacementr steel clip and straight bar suspension, renamed (Corpl John Laken. 55th Foot). Turkish Crimea, Sardinian issue, (Thomas Watson 1st Batt. 71 Reg. Foot.). Good fine. (1) engraved (B.Purchase 12th B.R.A.), another, British issue, unnamed, both with replacement suspensions. Generally fine or better. (5) £400 - 500 €540 - 680 £200 - 240 €270 - 330 6 BURMA 1824-26, 13 silver issue, with steel clip and ring suspension. a couple of light edge CRIMEA 1854-56, bruises, otherwise very fine. (1) one bar, Sebastopol, officially impressed (G.Taylor. 39th Regt.). With holes drilled in lugs of bar for another bar, contact marks, good fine. (1) £500 - 600 €680 - 820 £100 - 140 €140 - 190 7 SOUTH AFRICA 1834-53, (Wm Birming*am, 43rd R***). Plugged on rim at 6 o’clock, otherwise very fine. (1) £150 - 200 €200 - 270 4 | BONHAMS 17 14 17 CRIMEA 1854-56, INDIAN MUTINY 1857-58, three bars, Alma, Inkermann, Sebastopol, an unnamed issue. Some two bars, Lucknow, Central India (Wm. Jones. 3rd Bn Rifle Bde). Very light contact marks, very fine. (1) fine. (1) £150 - 200 £180 - 220 €200 - 270 €250 - 300 15 18 TURKISH CRIMEA, SECOND CHINA WAR 1857-60, Sardinian issue, fitted with replacement suspension, engraved (Captn no bar. Extremely fine. (1) Serjeant 2nd Divs I.T.C. Turkh Congt). Some light edge bruising, otherwise very fine. (1) £80 - 120 €110 - 160 £70 - 90 €100 - 120 19 NEW ZEALAND 1860-66, 16 undated reverse (W.Timms. Con. A.C.). Very fine. (1) INDIAN MUTINY 1857-58, no bar (Sepoy Sowadagur Sing 3rd Regt Sikh Infy). Soldered £200 - 250 suspension that no longer swivels, otherwise good fine. (1) €270 - 340 £100 - 150 €140 - 200 MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS | 5 20 28 CANADA GENERAL SERVICE 1866-70, BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA COMPANY MEDAL 1880-1896, three bars, Fenian Raid 1866, Fenian Raid 1870, Red River 1870, Rhodesia 1896 reverse, no bar (Corpl F.H.Hurman. M.R.F.). A couple of engraved (J.Roberts. A.B. H.M.S.Cherub). Good very fine. (1) edge bruises, otherwise good very fine. (1) £300 - 400 £170 - 200 €410 - 540 €230 - 270 Clasps not confirmed. 29 EGYPT 1882-89, 21 dated reverse, one bar, Alexandria 11th July (W.Ball. Ord: H.M.S. ABYSSINIA 1866-67, “Sultan.”). Good very fine. (1) (W.Curran Stoker H.M.S. Daphne). Very fine. (1) £180 - 220 £200 - 300 €250 - 300 €270 - 410 30 22 EGYPT 1882-89, ABYSSINIA 1866-67, dated reverse, one bar, Suakin 1885 (2641 Pte G.Cann. A.H.C.). Rope Maker T.Ronter H.M.S. Octavia). Resoldered suspension and Contact marks, good fine. (1) evidence of mount to reverse, good very fine. (1) £120 - 160 £100 - 150 €160 - 220 €140 - 200 31 23 KHEDIVe’s STAR, ASHANTEE 1873-74, dated 1882, impressed on reverse (79 115); dated 1884-6; undated, no bar (W.G.H.Webber. Dom: 2.CL. H.M.S. Rattlesnake. 73-74). impressed on reverse (WEL 1072). Generally very fine. (3) Refixed suspension and evidence of brooch mounting to reverse, otherwise good fine. (1) £120 - 150 €160 - 200 £70 - 100 €100 - 140 32 INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1895-1902, 24 bronze issue, one bar, Punjab Frontier 1897-98 (142 Dooly Bearer ASHANTEE 1873-74, Shunker Comst Transpt Deptt.). India General Service 1908-35, one no bar (2046. Pte W.Shilabeer. 2.Bn Rifle Bde 1873-4.). Extremely fine. bar, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (449 Sowar Naubha, Nav. I.S.Lcrs.); two (1) bars, North West Frontier 1908, Afghanistan N.W.F. 1919 (24321 Gunr W Tugwoll No 3 Mtn B RGA). Very fine. (3) £150 - 200 €200 - 270 £150 - 200 €200 - 270 25 SOUTH AFRICA 1877-79, 33 the suspension complete with the bar incomplete (665. Pte INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1895-1902, P.O’Shaugnessy. 2/4th. Foot). The front of the bar absent, otherwise, two bars, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Tirah 1897-98 (4244 Pte G.Smith good fine. (1) 1st Bn Devon Regt). Good very fine. (1) £100 - 150 £150 - 200 €140 - 200 €200 - 270 Entitled to bar 1879. 34 INDIA GENERAL SERVICE 1895-1902, 26 silver issue, three bars, Punjab Frontier 1897-98, Samana 1897, Tirah SOUTH AFRICA 1877-79, 1897-98 (1227 Driver Muhammad Ali Jeypore S & T Corps).