Medal Collection (page 20)

The Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George, 1941. The Order of St Michael and St George is an English order of chivalry founded in 1818 by George, Prince Regent (later King George IV)

The Most Illustrious Order of St Patrick, 1941. Third in seniority amongst British chivalric orders, the Order of St Patrick was established in 1783 by King George III

The Most Noble and Most Ancient Order of the Thistle, 1941. Scotlands primary Order of Chivalry, the Order of Thistle was founded by James VII of Scotland in 1687

The Most Noble Order of the Garter, 1941. Established in 1344 during the reign of Edward III, the Order of the Garter is the highest order of chivalry, or knighthood, in England

The King and Queen of Spain, c1900s-c1910s(?). King Alfonso XIII (1886-1941) and his Queen Consort, Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (1887-1969), a granddaughter of Queen Victoria

Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro, c1900s(?). Artist: Rotary Photo
Nicholas, Prince of Montenegro, c1900s(?). Nicholas (1841-1921) became the only King of Montenegro in 1910, reigning until 1918

King Peter I of Serbia, c1903-c1918(?). Peter I (1844-1921) was King of Serbia from 1903 until 1918. From the end of the First World War until his death he ruled the Kingdom of the Serbs

Richard Wellesley, Marquis Wellesley, British politician and colonial administrator, 1813 (c1857). Artist: G Adcock
Richard Wellesley, Marquis Wellesley, British politician and colonial administrator, 1813 (c1857). The elder brother of Arthur Wellesley, the Duke of Wellington

The Duke of Edinburgh, c1890-c1893. Prince Alfred (1844-1900), the second son and fourth of child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, joined the Royal Navy in 1858

King George the Fifth, in Austrian Uniform, 1910. George became King of the United Kingdom after the death of his father, King Edward VII, on 6th May 1910. A print from The Sphere, 21st May 1910

King Edward VII as a freemason, (1910)Artist: Russell
King Edward VII as a freemason, (1910). A photograph from Black & White, 14th May 1910

General Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, 1896. Artist: Elliott & Fry
General Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar, 1896. Although of German parentage, Prince Edward of Saxe-Weimar (1823-1902) served in the British Army

Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, British naval officer, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Admiral the Earl of Clanwilliam, British naval officer, 1896. Richard Meade, 4th Earl of Clanwilliam (1832-1907) served as Admiral of the Fleet from 1895 until 1897

Major-General Sir Robert Cunliffe Low, British soldier, 1896. Artist: Ball
Major-General Sir Robert Cunliffe Low, British soldier, 1896. Low commanded the Chitral Expedition, a military expedition in 1895 sent by the British authorities to relieve the fort at Chitral in

Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale, Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, 1896. Artist: A Debenham
Rear-Admiral Alfred Taylor Dale, Commander in Chief of the Flying Squadron, 1896. In 1896 Dale (1840-1925) commanded the Particular Service Squadron

Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Admiral Sir Michael Culme-Seymour, 1896. Culme-Seymour (1836-1920) commanded the Royal Navys Mediterranean Squadron from 1893 until 1897. A print from The Navy and Army Illustrated, 3rd January 1896

Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, 1896. Artist: Gregory & Co
Admiral of the Fleet, the Duke of Saxe-Coburg Gotha, 1896. Prince Alfred (1844-1900), the second son and fourth of child of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert

The Prince of Wales and his brothers at the wedding of the Duke of York, 6th July 1893 (1964). Artist: W&D Downey
The Prince of Wales and his brothers at the wedding of the Duke of York, 6th July 1893 (1964). The future King Edward VII with the Duke of Connaught and the Duke of Edinburgh

Catherine the Great, Empress of Russia, 1787 (1956). Portrait of Catherine II (1729-1796) who came to the throne in 1762. A German princess

Henri Gouraud, French soldier, playing billiards, 1895. Gouraud (1867-1946) first came to prominence in French Sudan in the 1890s, where he succeeded in capturing Samori

Marshal MacMahon, French soldier and politician, 1873. Of Irish descent, Patrice MacMahon (1808-1893) was the commander of the French army defeated by the Prussians at the Battle of Sedan in

Henri d Orleans, Duc d Aumale, 1890. Henri of Orleans, Duke of Aumale (1822-1897), was the fifth son of Louis-Philippe, the last King of France

Louis Faidherbe, French soldier and general, 1870
General Louis Faidherbe in 1870, (1865-1905). Faidherbe (1818-1889) was a soldier and a colonial administrator. While serving in Senegal he created the Senegalese Tirailleurs

Sergeant Hoff, French soldier, 1872. Ignace Hoff was a hero of the Franco-Prussian War, who later became a caretaker of the Arc de Triomphe

Charles Denis Bourbaki, French soldier and general, 1868. Bourbaki commanded an army during the Franco-Prussian War in 1870-1871

Clement Ader, French engineer and inventor, 1915. Ader (1841-1925) is best known for his work in aviation. In 1890 his aircraft Eole became the first self-propelled aircraft to take off and fly

Queen Anne, 1702, (1906). From a plaster cast of the obverse of medal of the Accession in the British Museum. Anne (1665-1714) was the daughter of James II

Admiral Yamamoto, Japanese Minister of the Navy, c1904-1905. Yamamoto was Navy Minister during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905

Admiral Togo, Commander-in-chief of Japanese Combined Fleet, c1903-1905. Heiachiro Togo (1847-1934) was Japanese Commander-in-Chief during the Russo-Japanese War of 1904-1905

Edward, Prince of Wales, in army uniform, 1920s(?). Artist: Tuck and Sons
Edward, Prince of Wales, in army uniform, 1920s(?). Edward served in the Grenadier Guards during World War I. He became king when his father, George V, died in 1936

Horrockses fabrics, 1935
Advert for Horrockses fabrics, 1935. Advert commemorating King George Vs Silver Jubilee, with medals bearing portraits of George III, George IV, William IV, Queen Victoria, Edward VII and George V

Edward Higgins White II (1930-1967), American astronaut, 1960s. Higgins was a United States Air Force officer and a NASA astronaut

Queen Victoria distributing the Crimean medals, Horse Guards, 18 May 1856, (1857). Artist: R Hind
Queen Victoria distributing the Crimean medals, Horse Guards, 18 May 1856, (1857). The queen giving a medal to Sir Thomas Troubridge, who lost both his feet in the Crimean War

General Sir De Lacey Evans, British soldier, 1857. Artist: DJ Pound
General Sir De Lacey Evans, British soldier, 1857. De Lacey Evans fought in the Crimean War. Engraving from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

Prince Gortschakoff, Russian soldier, 1857. Artist: DJ Pound
Prince Gortschakoff, Russian soldier, 1857. Russian general Prince Mikhail Dmitrievich Gorchakov (1795-1861) was chief of staff of the Russian army

Marshal Canrobert, French soldier, 1857. Artist: DJ Pound
Marshal Canrobert, French soldier, 1857. Francois Certain Canrobert (1809-1895), general and Marshal of France. Engraving from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

Colonel Brownrigg, British soldier, 1857. Artist: DJ Pound
Colonel Brownrigg, British soldier, 1857. Portrait of Brownrigg who fought in the Crimean War. Engraving after a photograph, from Englands Battles by Sea and Land, Volume V, Russia and Turkey

A medal struck to commemorate the Battle of Dettingen, 1743 (19th century)

Field Marshal von der Goltz, Prussian soldier, First World War, 1914
Field Marshal Wilhelm Leopold Colmar Freiherr von der Goltz, Prussian soldier, First World War, 1914. Von der Goltz (1843-1916) was also known as Goltz Pasha

Albert, King of Belgium, First World War, 1914. Artist: W&D Downey
Albert, King of Belgium, First World War, 1914. King Albert I of Belgium (1875-1934). Illustration from The Great War by HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, Commander-In-Chief, First World War, 1914. Artist: Elliott & Fry
Admiral Sir John Rushworth Jellicoe, Commander-In-Chief, First World War, 1914. Portrait of John Rushworth Jellicoe (1859-1935). Illustration from The Great War HW Wilson, Vol I, (London, 1914)

The King Emperor as Colonel-In-Chief, Lancers, Indian Army, 1914. King George V (1865-1936) in military uniform during the First World War

Field Marshal Sir John DP French, British soldier, First World War, 1914. Artist: Gale & Polden
Field Marshal Sir John DP French, British soldier, First World War, 1914. French (1852-1925) was Commander-in-Chief of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I

Field Marshall Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War, First World War, 1914. Artist: Bassano Studio
Field Marshall Earl Kitchener, British Secretary of State for War, First World War, 1914. Kitchener (1850-1916), Anglo-Irish soldier and statesman

Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French soldier, c1920. Artist: Demay
Marshal Ferdinand Foch, French soldier, c1920. Foch (1851-1929) was a military theorist and writer. Illustration from The Illustrated War Record of the Most Notable Episodes in the Great European War

General Sir William Robertson, British soldier, c1920. Artist: Bassano Studio
General Sir William Robertson, British soldier, c1920. General, later Field Marshal, Sir William Robert Robertson (1860-1933) was Chief of the Imperial General Staff during the First World War

The King of Holland, 19th century. Possibly a portrait of William I (1772-1843), the first King of the Netherlands

Prince of Hohenlohe, 19th century. Possibly a portrait of Prince Alexander Leopold Franz Emmerich of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfurst (1794-1849), German priest

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