16. On the Death of lord Raglan, The Commander- in-Chief of the Active British Army, on June 23, 1855.

Diam. 1-5!8-inch. Obv.: a monument inscr. "PE-

NINSULA / WATERLOO / CRIMEA." Surrounded by

"FIELD MARSHAL LORD RAGLAN" and "BORN

A.D. 1788" in the.exergue. Rev.: the house in

which his headquarters was located during the seige

of Sebastopol. Inscr.: "DIED IN THE SERVICE OF

HIS COUNTRY / AT HEADQUARTERS BEFORE SEBASTOPOL JUNE 23d 1855." Lloyd C. Sanders

writes in his biographic dictionary that Raglan was

appointed c.-in-c, being very old and having long

since left active service. Sanders writes: ’% ¯ ¯ and

then came the terrible carnage of Inkermann . .. it

gradually began to dawn upon the public that all was

not well in the Crimea . . . Lord Raglan felt bit- terly the charges brought against him and when the

g~ileral attack, ordered on .June 18th, failed utter-Iv - he sank under the blow . : ." They said that~l~’e

died of disentery, but Sanders says: "It woUld~be

truer to say that he died of a broken heart."

the taking of Sebastopol.) Obv.: British, French,

and Turkish colorbearers planting their colors on the

ruins of a Sebastopol bastion, surrounded by "U-

NITED THUS, WHAT FOE HAVE WE TO FEAR?" Rev.: Sebastopol with ships in its barb°r, a flag

flying from a mast in the distant mountains. In the

exergue "SEBASTOPOL" and along the circumfer-

ence."PRESENTED BY UNDERwooD & COMPANY

uel Ii of Sardinia at the london Guildhall on Decem- ber 4, 1855. "Diam. 3 inches. By B. W~0n. Obv.:

King Victor Einailuel II surrounded by "VICTORIUS

EMMANUEL II REX SARDINIAE IN LONDINIUM A

PRAESIDE CIVIBUSQUE RECEPTUS." Rev.: three

female figures symbolizing: Britain, Sardinia; and Londonis, surrounded by "LIBERI LIBERIS GRATU-

LANTUR SOCIIS." And "DEC 4 - 1855" in the

17. Commemorating the Exchange of Visits by the exergue. With a united Italy as his goal, with Ca- Royal and the Imperial Couples in 1855 Diam your ashis talented administrator, Victor Emanuel

1-/9 16-inch. By :.L C. Wyon. (This medal is con- used. everything, in his power to insure the support , of his undertakm b En land and France, not only sidered to be the chef d oevre of this talented en- g Y g "

graver.) Obv.." Queen Victoria and the prince con- did he send an expeditionary corps of 15,000 to the

sort surrounded by "VICTORIA REGNI A. ALBER- Crimea, but paid visits to London and Paris himself.

TUSPRINCEPSGALLIAMINVISUNTAUG:MDCCLV:’ 20. COmmemorating the Arrival in England of King

,R, ev.: Napoleon III and Eugenie surrounded(by Victor Emanuel II On November 30, 1855. Diam.

NAPOLEON IIIIMPERATOR, EUGENIA IMPER,A- i-9/16-in~h: B~Pinches~ Obv.: VietorEmmanuel TRIX - ANGLIAM INVISUNT APR: MDCCLV. ’II surrounded by "VICTOR EMMANUEL KING OF

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SARDINIAi,,Rev:~Ofiafiba[~hhd-la~el wreath Rev.: a screaming eagle holding thUnderb0its;over four coats Of arMSl Turkish, and the ambrasures of a bastion, surrounded by ’,THE British: Inscri: qTO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT MALAKOEF TAKEN BY THE FRENCH/ SEPR OF HIS MAJESTY T~ENGLAND~ the center 8(h 18551-- "NOVEMBER/ 30th i855,"

Diam: i25/8:incti~ By PincheS: 0bv:i an altar upon P~ri~ Tre~t~o~ M~r~h30,

which a dove is placing an Olive branch. Inscr.: 1856! ~nd i(~ R~ti 128! i 856i Diam. tt . EACE PLENTY and PEACE COMMERCE AND Obv!i a kne~iihg war-

FRIENDSHIP WITH ALL NATIONS~i’ neVi: similar rior tO No’ 20i but with coast of arms arranged: British, him, holding an 011Ve branch, In the background are Sardinian, French, and TurkiShi and surrounded by the bastions 0f Sebastopol and a ship. BetweEn the "PEACE WITH RUSSIA AND THE ALLIED POWERS figures are the arms of Great Britain, Frand~, Russia, SIGNED AT PARIS." in the center "MARCH 30th / and Turkey; inside a laurel ~reath !’THE

TREATY OF / PEACE/ WITH RUSSIA/AFTER

TWO YEARS WAR / SIGNED AT PARIS / 30th

i855.

Peace "Given,, �, Diam. 1856. Diam .’ 23’ Rev.: ground of FrenCh; "THE TREATY OF PEACE! WITH RUSSIA /

flags a tablet with a ~ iol AFTER TWO YEARS WAR /WAS SIGNED AT PA-

and a sinking ship: AboVei between the flags are RIS / 30th MARCH 1856 /:BY THE PLENIPOTEN-

the scales 0f justice: In the e~ergue is aserpent TIARIES OF/ GREAT:BRITAIN / FRANCE TVR-

cut in two and underit "SINOPE"and’i~NGO," KEY / AUSTRIA PRUSSIA / SARDINIA / AND /

Along the top "FALL OF- SEBASTOPOL sEP 8th

’ 24 ,e 1-11/32- 22a. On the Fall of Sebastopol Taking of inch, Unpublished: Obv:: a Winged Glory with a Malahav by the French. Obv’: same as No. 22. palm branch and wreaths in her hands emerging from

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an amhrasure of a Sebastopol bastion. Inscr.:

"PEACE." Rev.: ""IN COMMEMORATION / OF

¯ THE / TREATY O F PEACE / SIGNED AT PARIS /

ON SUNDAY MARCH 30 1856 / BY GREAT BRI-

TAIN / FRANCE TURKEY / SARDINIA AUSTRIA /

PRUSSIA & RUSSIA."

"TREATY OF PEACE / SIGNED 30 MARCH 1856." Rev.: the coat of arms of the City Of Nottingham,

surrounded by "COMMEMORATED AT NOTTINC~-

:HAM/ 13th MAY 1855."

24a. Token on the same subject. Diam. 1-11/32-

inch. Obv.: similar to No. 24. Rev.: inside apalm

and an olive branches, under a British crown "IN

/ COMMEMORATION / OF THE ..........

PEACE / SIGNED / AT PARIS / MARCH 30th /

1855."

Diam.

Unpublished.

26a. On the same subject. Obv.: same as No. 26.

Rev.: "PEACE / WITH RUSSIA / SIGNED AT

PARIS / BY THE / PLENIPOTENTIARIES / AF- TER TWO YEARS / WAR" surrounded by "HE

MAKETH WARS TO CEASE. PSAL. XLVI. 9V.’"

25. On the same subject. 1-5/16-inch. By

S. & J. Hill. Obv.: winged Glory

holding a palm leaf and a horn of plenty; on the

horizon there is a three-masted ship, and at her feet a lamb. lnscr.: "HAIL SWEET PEACE WITH

PLENTY CROWNED.’"

25b. On the" same subject. Obv.: three allegoric

figures, inscr.: "TREATY OF PEACE / SIGNED

AT PARIS / MARCH 30 1856." Rev.: "’TO/

COMMEMORATE / THE CLOSE OF THE WAR /

UNDERTAKEN BY / ENGLAND AND FRANCE /

AGAINST / RUSSIAN AGGRESSION IN THE EAST /

THE TREATY OF PEACE / VINDICATES NATION-

AL / INDEPENDENCE / CHECKS RUSSIAN CON-

QUEST / AND GIVES THE / WORLD / TRANQUI- LITY."

25a. On the same subject. Obv.: a winged figure

soaring over a farmer and his family. Inscr.:

"PEACE ON EARTH GOOD WILL TOWARDS MEN."

Rev.: "PUBLIC REJOICINGS IN CELEBRATION

OF PEACE / MAY 1856" within which, inside a

wreath "TREATY OF / PEACE / SIGNED AT /

PARIS / MARCH 30 / 1856."

26. On the same subject. Diam. l~-inch. Unpub-

lished. Obv.: a seated Britannia surrounded by

27. In Honor of the Duke of Cambridge who com- manded two brigades during the Crimean Campaign. Diam. 2-5/32-inch. By J. Moore. Obv.: the Duke in uniform, wearing a sash, star, and the Crimea Medal, surrounded by "GENERAL H.R.H. THE

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