A Collection of Medals for the Boxer Rebellion 1900

China 1900, 1 clasp, Relief of Pekin (Pte. A. F. Rainsford. Tientsin Vol: Corps) minor edge nicks, good very fine, scarce to unit £500-£700

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals for the Boxer Rebellion 1900.

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Approximately 65 medals awarded to the Tientsin Volunteers. Clasp not confirmed.

The officers and men of the Tientsin Volunteer Corps, who served at and about Tientsin during the months of June and July, 1900, initially declined to accept the medal for China 1900 because the clasp for the Relief of Peking was refused to them.