Indian Coins and Historical Medals

Sports, Durand Football Challenge Prize, c. 1895, a silver award medal, unsigned, from the same dies as previous, named (Pte J. Smith, Roy. Ir. Rifles, 1903), 57mm, 81.80g (Pudd. II, 970.12; cf. DNW M10, 1631). Obverse edge knock at 8 o’clock, otherwise very fine, rare £80-£100

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Indian Historical Medals from the Collection formed by Michael Shaw.

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In the 1903 competition the Royal Irish Rifles defeated a team from the Queen’s Regt 2-1