Medal - General C.G. Gordon - The Latest Christian Martyr gilt

€114,856.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1884
TypeCommemorative medals › Personality medals
CompositionGold plated
Weight
Diameter46 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) BHM#3187, Eimer#1714
Obverse descriptionBust of C.G. Gordon
Obverse letteringGENERAL C.G.GORDON. C.E., R.E. THE LATEST CHRISTIAN MARTYR
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLettering within wreath
Reverse letteringSENT BY THE GLADSTONE GOVERNMENT TO THE SOUDAN WITH ONE COMPANION, JANY 1884 IN MARCH HE ASKED FOR 200 BRITISH TROOPS BUT WAS DELIBERATELY ABANDONED TO HIS FATE UNTIL TOO LATE W.O. LEWIS BIRMINGHAM
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1884  - -
Catalog ID7989852660
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