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Auction: 340 - The Numismatic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 64

Great Britain. Mudie's National Series of Medals. Complete set of Medals commemorating British Military and Naval Victories, including case and series catalog. Bronze, 41mm (40). Published by James Mudie in 1820, struck at Edward Thomasons manufactory, Birmingham.

1.George III Dedication 1817; 2. Settlement of the British at Bombay 1602; East India Co's Victory over the French 1804; 3. Naval Victory of the 1st of June 1794; 4. Battle of Cape St. Vincent 1791; 5. Battle of Camperdown 1797; 6. Horatio Nelson Memorial. 1805; 7. Defence of Acre 1799; 8. Arrival of the English Army in Egypt. 1801; 9. Egypt Delivered. 1801; 10. Victory Honours of Scottish Regiments. 1815; 11. Royal Military College. Presentation of Colours. 1813; 12. English Army Arrives in the Penninsula. 1808; 13. Battle of Vimiera. English Army enters Lisbon. 1808; 14. Death of Sir John Moore. 1809; 15. Passage of the Douro. 1809; 16. Battle of Talavera. 1809; 17. English Army on the Tagus. 1810-1811; 18. Battle of Albuera. 1811; 19. Capture of Badajoz. 1812; 20. Battle of Almarez. 1812; 21. Battle of Salamanca. British Army enters Madrid. 1812; 22. Battle of Vitoria. 1813; 23. Battle of the Pyrenees. 1813; 24. Battle of San Sebastian. 1813; 25. Surrender of Pamplona. 1813; 26. Battle of Toulouse. 1814; 27. Peace in Europe. 1814; 28. England gives Peace to the World. 1814; 29. Treaties of Paris. 1814; 30. Visit of the Allied Sovereigns to England. 1814; 31. English Army Re-enters Hanover. 1814; 32. Flight of Napoleon from Elba; Declaration of the congress of Vienna.1815; 33. British Army in The Netherlands. 1815; 34. Charge of the British at Waterloo. 1815; 35. Battle of Waterloo. 1815; 36. British Army enters Paris. 1815; 37. Surrender of Napoleon. 1815; 38. Napoleon on St. Helena. 1815; 39. Admiral Lord Exmouth. 1816; 40. Constitution given to the Ionian Islands. 1817. Eimer 1136. Extremely Fine-Choice About Uncirculated.

The series catalog is dedicated by Mudie: "TO HIS MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY GEORGE THE FOURTH. Sire, Under your Majesty's auspicious Government the British arms achieved a succession of Victories over the most powerful enemy with whom this country ever contended. These Victories terminated in his surrender and downfall. A series, of Medals, important in design and execution, transmitting the record of such momentous and glorious successes to Posterity, wanted only the gracious sanction of your Majesty's encouragement…" London, 1820, Henry Colburn, and Co., Conduit Street. 4to, 151pp, plates in the back of all the medals; leather and marbled board covers, marbled page edges. Ex Libras "Jonathan Rashleigh, pencil notation on front endpapers, very minor foxing first few front and back pages, front cover separated and minor scuff to spine.

The double layer, gilt-tooled maroon case, gilt NATIONAL MEDALS" and British Arms on front, and the trays, which it houses, are very well preserved. A lovely set.

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$5,000