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orders, decorations, campaign medals and militaria - Spink

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November 22, 2012 - LoNdoN<br />

140<br />

23rd Light Dragoons 1814<br />

An oval well-struck medal, 43mm x 36mm, silver,<br />

obverse featuring frontal view of Sphinx, Pyramids<br />

behind, ‘Egypt’ in exergue, reverse inscribed ‘The<br />

Reward of Merit <strong>and</strong> Faithful Service XXIII LD’, edge<br />

inscribed as issued ‘R. Johnson. 1814.’, good very fine,<br />

with integral ring <strong>and</strong> contemporary wide bar<br />

suspension with original ‘Waterloo’ rib<strong>and</strong><br />

£160-200<br />

PROVENANCE:<br />

J.B. Hayward, January 1972<br />

140<br />

101<br />

141<br />

HASTINGS IRWIN, D.<br />

War Medals <strong>and</strong> Decorations, issued to the British<br />

Military <strong>and</strong> Naval Forces <strong>and</strong> Allies from 1588 to<br />

1910, 4th Edition, London 1910. Duodecimo,<br />

536pp, with plates, bound in original two-tone cloth<br />

with gilt title inscription<br />

£40-60<br />

The fourth edition <strong>and</strong> best of the series which includes 192<br />

pages of Regimental <strong>and</strong> Volunteer Medals

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