MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS Thursday 19 November 2015 Knightsbridge, London MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS | Knightsbridge, London Thursday 19 November 2015 22781 MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS Thursday 19 November 2015 at 10.30am 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. 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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 CEO, Andrew Currie, Paul Davidson, Jean Ghika, Tim Schofield, Veronique Scorer, +44 (0) 20 7393 3900 Patrick Meade Group Vice Chairman, Charles Graham-Campbell, Miranda Leslie, 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, Gordon McFarlan, Michael Wynell-Mayow, Suzannah Yip. Hugh Watchorn. 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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 Thursday 19 November 2015 Lots Single Campaign Medals 1 – 106 Single Orders, Single Decorations, Long Service Medals, Militaria and Miscellaneous 107 – 133 Foreign Orders, Decorations and Medals 134 – 151 Groups with Orders and Decorations 152 – 169 Campaign Groups and Pairs 170 – 211 Scripophily 212 – 271 Banknotes 272 – 312 Ancient Coins 313 – 317 British Coins 318 – 558 Isle of Man, Jersey and Scottish Coins 559 – 566 World Coins 567 – 688 Commemorative Medals, Coin Cabinets and Books 689 – 703 2 7 SINGLE CAMPAIGN MEDALS 1 5 CARIB WAR 1773, SERINGAPATAM 1799, silver medal, 55mm diameter. Almost very fine.(1) bronze issue, 48mm diam., fitted with small suspension for wear. Light contact marks, very fine.(1) £800 - 1,100 €1,100 - 1,500 £300 - 400 €410 - 540 2 MYSORE 1790-92, 6 silver medal, 35mm diameter. Lightly toned, good very fine.(1) SERINGAPATAM 1799, pewter issue 48mm, fitted with suspension for wear. Good fine £1,000 - 1,500 possibly better. (1) €1,400 - 2,000 £150 - 200 3 €200 - 270 ALEXANDER DAVISON’S NILE MEDAL 1798, bronze issue. Light edge bruising and contact marks, toned very fine, 7 better in places. (1) BURMA 1824-26, silver issue, fitted with silver clip and straight bar suspension. Lightly £250 - 350 toned with some edge bruising and contact marks, otherwise very fine. €340 - 480 (1) 4 £700 - 900 ALEXANDER DAVISON’S NILE MEDAL 1798, €950 - 1,200 bronze issue, fitted with silver straight bar suspension, reverse of the medal engraved (A.M.R.). Generally good fine, better in places.(1) £250 - 350 €340 - 480 4 | BONHAMS 8 9 8 NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1840, one bar, Trafalgar (John Wilson.). Lightly polished, very fine.(1) £4,000 - 5,000 €5,400 - 6,800 There are a number of John Wilson’s on the N.G.S. roll, including three for Trafalgar. 9 NAVAL GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1840, one bar, Navarino (John Woodman.). Good very fine.(1) £1,000 - 1,400 €1,400 - 1,900 John Woodman served as an Ordinary Seaman aboard H.M.S. Asia and another served as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Albion. 10 MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, one bar, Sahagun & Benevente (J.Brittain, 18th Lt Dragns). Small edge bruise, otherwise very fine.(1) £1,300 - 1,500 €1,800 - 2,000 John Brittain is confirmed on the roll. 10 MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS | 5 11 12 11 13 MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, two bars, Martinique, Guadaloupe (John Neish, Corpl 15th Foot). Light four bars, Pyrenees, Nivelle, Orthes, Toulouse (John Metcalf, 42nd edge bruising, otherwise very fine.(1) Foot.). Light contact marks, very fine.(1) £800 - 1,000 £500 - 700 €1,100 - 1,400 €680 - 950 Corporal John Neish is confirmed on the roll. Confirmed on official roll as catalogued. Mullen’s roll with bars Salamanca, Pyrenees, Orthes, Toulouse. Ex Elson collection 1963. Glendining 1969. Hall, 1984, 1985. Confirmed on the Waterloo roll as serving with Captain Murdoch Corporal John Neish was born at Rothenay, near Banff. He enlisted McLaine’s Company. into the 15th Foot at Banff on the 18th April 1798, aged 18. He served a total of 20 years and 221 days until 24th November 1818. He served 14 as a Private for 19 years and 158 days and a Corporal for 1 year and WATERLOO 1815, 63 days. with steel clip and ring suspension (Lieut. Alex. Campbell, 1st Batt. 91st Reg. Foot.). Light contact marks, good very fine.(1) He was discharged at Halifax, Nova Scotia in consequence of being worn out and impaired hearing. £2,500 - 3,500 €3,400 - 4,800 12 MILITARY GENERAL SERVICE 1793-1814, M.I.D. 20.4.1814. three bars, Barossa, Vittoria, St.Sebastian (James Thompson, 47th Foot). Good very fine.(1) Ex Col.Murray’s Collection 1908. £900 - 1,200 Ensign, 15.8.1805; Lieutenant 12.5.1808; Captain 3.9.1818; Half Pay €1,200 - 1,600 16.12.1821. Confirmed on roll. Served with the 91st in the Peninsula between 1808-09, present at Roleia, Vimiera, Corunna and in the Walcheren Expedition. Severely wounded at Orthes in 1814. Served with Captain D.Campbell’s Company in Waterloo. Died 1 May 1835. The lot comes with a copied letter to the Rt Honble Lord Fitzroy Somerset as follows: 6 | BONHAMS 13 14 My Lord I most respectfully take the liberty of addressing your Lordship to represent that as there appears little or no chance of my being again reinstated on full pay your Lordship would be pleased to recommend to the proper quarter that a reasonable chance would be allowed me in lieu of my half pay, to enable me if possible to enter upon some business by which I may support myself and family with greater comfort. I entered the service in the year 1805 in the 1st Battn 91st Regt, with which I regularly served in all its campaigns, until I was put on Half Pay in 1821, being a period of about Sixteen years & three months - I served with that Battalion in Holland, Portugal, Spain and France, and had a Musket Ball through my left cheek bone which came out under my ear, in the Battle of Orthes. I had always been anxious of being reinstated on full pay and had stated that anxiety in the circular sent to Officers on Half Pay, some years since- I am 44 years of age. I therefore very respectfully beg that your Lordship may be pleased to intimateto me what allowance would be made in lieu of Half Pay that I may decide on either alternative to accepting the commented allowance or remain as I am I have the Honor to be My Lord Your Worships Most Ofl & Most Humble Servant 2nd July 1834 Alex Campbell 15 WATERLOO 1815, fitted with an ornate silver ball suspensiom with further straight bar (*ho. Robertson, Gunner, Royal Foot Artillery). Very light contact marks, good very fine.(1) £1,000 - 1,500 €1,400 - 2,000 The roll has a George Robertson who serves with Captain Napier’s 15 Company. MEDALS, BONDS, BANKNOTES AND COINS | 7 17 19 16 19 WATERLOO 1815, ARMY OF INDIA 1799-1826, fitted with steel clip, renamed (Sergeant Major Allan. Royal Horse short hyphen reverse, one bar, Bhurtpoor (J.Duet, 14th Foot.).