A Sea Gallantry Medal For The Wreck Of The Androsa; 1897 Buy Now TRANSVAAL (2039 Pte P

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Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers - PUNJAB FRONTIER 1897-98

1918 and diagnosed "NYD (not yet determined) Mental"

oxidation spots evident on both sides

A Sea Gallantry Medal For The Wreck Of The Androsa; 1897 Buy Now TRANSVAAL (2039 Pte PA Sea Gallantry Medal for the Wreck of the Androsa; March 8, 1897 Description: Bronze, engraved in capitals "JOHN D. BORDESSA WRECK OF THE "ANDROSA" ON THE 8th MARCH 1897." on the rim, obverse illustrating the left facing bust of a young Queen Victoria, surrounded by the inscription "AWARDED BY THE BOARD OF TRADE FOR GALLANTRY IN SAVING LIFE V. R." and engraver marked "B. WYON SC." (Bernard Wyon) below the bust, reverse illustrating a family on a