Description
| DATE | 1891 |
| MAKER or SPONSOR MARK | …….. |
| ASSAY OFFICE | ……. |
| WEIGHT (Grammes) | 87.1 |
| WEIGHT (Troy) | 2.80 |
| REF:- | 200I |
Immaculate condition cased volunteer movement medal/medallion is used in 1881 to commemorate the 21st anniversary of the movement.
Comes with original case.
Volunteer Movement 21st Anniversary 1881 63mm diameter in silver Obverse Bust of the Queen almost full face, crowned, veiled and draped, dividing letters VR in the field XXI.ANNIVERSARY OF THE VOLVNTEER. MOVEMENT. MDCCCLXXXI
Reverse a warrior standing protects the kneeling figures of Anglia, Hibernia and Scotia in defence of their mother Kingdom PRO ARIS ET FOCIS by N.McPhail after J.N.Paton
Edge engraved ‘ Peter Maclellan Lieut 3 L.R.V’
A rare medal to find and even more so in silver.
