49th Foot Temperence Medal 1837, silver, 41mm, the obverse featuring a Crown above a wreath of shamrocks and thistles united by a rose; within the wreath ‘49’, legend ‘P. Charlotte of Wales, the reverse within a wreath of oak and laurel ‘April 17, 1837’, legend ‘Temperance Society Established’, fitted with silver clip and bar suspension inscribed ‘T. Hyder Cr. Serjt. Septr. 1838’, good very fine and rare £100-£140

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals from the Royal Berkshire Collection.

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Sotheby’s, May 1890; Whitaker Collection 1897.