325, Lot: 865. Estimate $100. Sold for $65. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HANOVER. temp. George IV. 1820-1830. Æ Medal (41mm, 40.70 g, 12h). Mudie’s “National Series” – The Battle of Salamanca (22 July 1812) and the British Army Enters Madrid (12 August 1812). By N.G.A. Brenet. Struck 1820. Scene of the British advance at Salamanca; above, Victory flying right, holding thunderbolt and sword; JULY XXII . MDCCCXII/SALAMANCA MUDIE . D in two lines in exergue / Spanish woman and man advancing right, handing train of roses to the Duke of Wellington left on horseback; THE BRITISH ARMY ENTERS/MADRID/AUG . XII . MDCCCXII in three lines in exergue. BHM 735; Eimer 1026; Eimer,
Wellington 14; Bramsen 1175; Mudie 21. Good VF, brown surfaces.