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Auction: 19001 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 339

(x) Victoria Cross, the reverse of the Cross and suspension bar erased, thin replacement suspension ring, otherwise very fine

Ex-Fred Rockwood Collection.

Sold with a letter from the Royal Armouries, dated 21 August 1987, in which the above Cross is described as dating from the period 1857-90, an observation made possible by extensive metal analysis. A further letter from the Forensic Science consultants D. Manners Associates describes a test carried out on the erased naming of the Cross. This revealed the number '17' on the reverse centre, possibly the remains of a date, as well as the letters 'F', 'M' and 'R'. The cataloguer is of the opinion that the month would thus be 'September'.

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Sold for
£21,000

Sale 19001 Notices
This is an imported lot. Subject to 5% import VAT on Hammer Price .