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8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 11-20. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description.

8 Aug 2021: F. 1919 & Mahsud 1919-20, awarded to Pvt. Chowrimuthoo, 1921. Obverse, a portrait of King George V in robes.

8 Aug 2021: Naval General Service Medal, with bars for Off Tamatave 20 May 1811, Java & Phoebe 28 March 1814, awarded to Josh Manning 1848.

8 Aug 2021: Blackburn and Bonser 1986, nos 20-1. Two coins of Series J (Rigold BIIIA) adhering to one another. ... 20 and 21. The site has produced 40+ further coins to those published in 1986 all of which are unpublished.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: Gallery. The pages linked below display the entirety of the Lester Watson Collection, arranged alphabetically as in his own 1928 catalogue. Each of the links will take you to a gallery of 10 medals, whose thumbnailed

8 Aug 2021: Naval General Service Medal, by William Wyon, 1848; bars for Off Tamatave 20 May 1811, Java & Phoebe 28 March 1814.

8 Aug 2021: Its Long Service award was created in 1894, and recognised 20 years' consecutive service by a Volunteer of any rank, as long as he had still been serving at the beginning

8 Aug 2021: Lester Watson purchased it in the auction of the Hamilton Smith Collection, of which it had formed part, in 1927 (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 965).

8 Aug 2021: Column 4. size:. = 2-3 associated coins. X = hoard with less than 20 coins. ... XX = 20-119 coins. XXX = 120-1,199 coins. XXXX = 1,200 or more coins.

8 Aug 2021: 20 days later Grasshopper and another brig, HMS Rapid (whose crew were awarded a separate bar for the same action), attacked another convoy near Faro in Portugal, capturing two of the

8 Aug 2021: Soulagement en Prison, or Comfort in Prison', etching 'drawn from life' by Richard Newton and published on 20 August 1793.

8 Aug 2021: known from the subsequent sale of his collection at the auction house of Glendining's in London on 20 and 21 July 1927.

8 Aug 2021: W. F. 1919 & Mahsud 1919-20.

8 Aug 2021: Hamilton Smith auction (Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, lot 982). 304.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 351-360. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Allied Victory Medal 1914-1918 (USA), awarded 1919. Allied Victory Medal 1914-1918 (Czechoslovakia), awarded 1919. Allied

8 Aug 2021: Kaduna (which the British founded in 1913) between 20 February and 9 May 1900, and one into the erstwhile Muri Emirate, which in 1900 was a de facto French protectorate from

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 251-260. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Naval General Service Medal, by William Wyon, 1848; bar for Blanche 19 July 1806. Naval General Service Medal, by William

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 241-250. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Naval General Service Medal, by William Wyon, 1848; bars for Lion 15 July 1798, Basque Roads 1809 & Boat Service 27 Sep

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 71-80. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Crimean War Medal, by B. Wyon & William Wyon, 1856. Turkish Crimean Medal (Sardinian issue), 1856. Turkish Crimean Medal

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 21-30. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Africa General Service Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1902; bar for Jubaland. Africa General Service Medal, by G. W. de Saulles,

8 Aug 2021: Checklist of Coin Hoards from the British Isles, c.450-1180. Hoards containing shillings and early pennies. Patching, West Sussex, 1997. E. XX. R, Vg. -. c.470. Oxborough, Norfolk, 2001. E. R, Vg. -. c.475. Kingston-on-Thames, Surrey, 1848. E. X. C.

8 Aug 2021: at Talana Hill on 20 October 1899, in which a British garrison at Dundee was surrounded by Boer units and forced its way through them by direct and costly frontal assault.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 31-40. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Ashanti Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1901; bar for Kumassi. Ashanti Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1901; bar for Kumassi. Baltic

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 41-50. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Burma War Medal, by W. Daniell, 1826, silver. Burma War Medal, by W. Daniell, 1826, gold. Médaille Commémorative des

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 61-70. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Third China War Medal, by William Wyon, 1901. Third China War Medal, by William Wyon, 1901; bar for Relief of Pekin. Third

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 51-60. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. First China War Medal, by William Wyon, 1843. First China War Medal, by William Wyon, 1842, rejected design. Second China

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 81-90. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Distinguished Flying Medal, issued between 1918 and 1928. Distinguished Service Cross, 1914. Distinguished Service Order,

8 Aug 2021: The ship sank in 20 minutes and the soldiers aboard stood fast rather than escape so as to allow the women and children to reach the lifeboats in safety.

8 Aug 2021: It came to form part of the Hamilton Smith Collection, in the auction of which, at the London house of Glendining, 20-21 July 1927, Lester Watson bought it; it was

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 171-180. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Indian Order of Merit, 3rd Class, issued by the Honourable East India Company between 1837 & 1912. Java Medal, issued by

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 341-350. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Silver Cross (Memorial or Widow's Cross), struck between 1919 and 1928. Kars Medal, issued by Sultan Abdul Mejid, 1855.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 221-230. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Military General Service Medal, by William Wyon, 1848; bars for Orthes & Toulouse. Military General Service Medal, by

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 381-390. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Distinguished Flying Cross, awarded 1920. British War Medal 1914-1920, by W. McMillan, 1920. Allied Victory Medal

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 391-399. <- Previous |. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Crimean War Medal, by B. & William Wyon, 1855. Turkish Crimean Medal (British issue), awarded 1855. Ghuznee

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 121-130. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. General Gordon's Star, 1884 (Siege of Khartoum). Hong Kong Plague Medal, by A. Wyon, 1894. Scinde Campaign Medal (Hyderabad

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 181-190. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Médaille de Liège, issued by Maire G. Kleyer, 1920. William Medal (Hanoverian Army Long Service & Good Conduct), issued

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 361-370. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Queen's Sudan Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1899. Khedive's Sudan Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1903. Sudan Medal (1910), by

8 Aug 2021: Only in 1888 was this medal replaced by a new one for the Native Army, which was to be awarded for 20 years' service of irreproachable conduct.

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 201-210. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Long Service Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1910-1935. Gwalior Campaign Star (Maharajpoor),

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 271-280. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Naval General Service Medal, by William Wyon, 1848; bar for Gaieta 24 July 1815. Naval General Service Medal, by William

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 291-300. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. New Zealand Medal (1865 to 1866), by J. S. & A. North West Canada Medal, by T. Brock & L. C. Wyon, 1885; bar for

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 321-330. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. South Africa Medal, by William & L. C. Wyon, 1880; bar for 1879. South Africa Medal, by William & L. C. Wyon, 1880; bar

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 211-220. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Meritorious Service Medal (Royal Air Force), by Bertram MacKennal, 1918-1928. Military Cross, awarded 1916. Military

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 371-380. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Africa General Service Medal, by G. W. de Saulles, 1910; bar for Somaliland 1908-10. Naval General Service Medal (1915),

8 Aug 2021: Almost the last battle fought between fleets of sailing ships, and the penultimate engagement for which the NGSM was awarded, was the Battle of Navarino on 20 October 1827. ... Negotiations did not go well and the situation became hostile. On 20 October

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 111-120. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Egyptian Medal, by L. C. Wyon & J. Pinches, 1884; bar for Tamaai. Egyptian Medal, by L. C. Wyon & J. Pinches, 1888; bar

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 191-200. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Volunteer Force Long Service & Good Conduct Medal, by Sir Thomas Brock, 1894-1901. Indian Army Long Service & Good Conduct

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 281-290. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. New Zealand Medal (1845 to 1846), by J. S. & A. New Zealand Medal (1860 to 1861), by J. S. & A. New Zealand Medal (1860 to

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 331-340. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Sutlej Campaign Medal (Moodker), by William Wyon, 1846; bars for Ferozeshuhur, Aliwal & Sobraon. Tibet Medal, by G. W. de

8 Aug 2021: The Lester Watson Collection: pieces 131-140. Click on any of the images below for a full-sized image and further description. Army of India Medal, by William Wyon, 1851; bar for Nagpore. India General Service Medal, by William & L. C. Wyon, 1866;