22nd Foot Cheshire Regiment Order of Merit 1785, by L. Pingo, obverse: Hercules crowning a Roman soldier, ‘Order of Merit Estab. MDCCLXXXV’ in exergue; reverse: ‘Reward for Military Virtue from Lt. Col. Crosbie’ inscribed within a palm wreath, with circumscription, ‘XXII or Cheshire Regiment’, (R. Turtle, Drum Major) 38mm, bronze-gilt, with loop suspension, ref: Balmer R.245c; Tancred p.325 (1); Hastings Irwin p.250 (1); Payne p.201 (1), good very fine £150-200

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Medals to Musicians formed by the Late Llewellyn Lord.

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Provenance: DNW, June 2005.