Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee

Ashantee 1873-74, 1 clasp, Coomassie (King George), lightly and crudely engraved naming, edge bruising, very fine and interesting £100-120

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals for Services at Sea from the Collection of the Late Oliver Stirling Lee.

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Recent research has revealed that “King George” was one of two men with these names among the 88 Kroomen employed aboard H.M.S. Victor Emanuel during the Ashantee operations of 1873-74. Only one of them was awarded the “Coomassie” clasp, together with another 16 fellow Kroomen, all of whom would have received unnamed medals.