Ancient, British and World Coins, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Royal Engineers, Francis Fowke Memorial medal, 1872, in copper, by G.T. Morgan, 58mm (BHM 2940; E 1581); other military-related prize medals, from Aldershot, Portsmouth, etc., in silver (3), base metal (2, one cased) [6]. Very fine and better (£30-50)

Francis Fowke (1823-65), captain in the Royal Engineers, planned the International Exhibition building in 1862 and executed the original design for the Albert Hall; the medal was commissioned by the School of Military Engineering at Chatham, Kent