COMMEMORATIVE MEDALS, British Historical Medals, The Loss of the East Indiaman Kent, Silver Medal, 1825, by Thomas Halliday, seascape with the Kent burning vigorously, a passanger descends into a skiff, to the fore the brig Cambria, 1 MARCH 1825, rev names of the towns that helped the survivors around legend, THE DESTRUCTION OF THE KENT EAST INDIAMAN, IN THE BAY OF BISCAY ..., engraved naming on edge, "MR SAMUEL LUCAS JUNR", 48mm (BHM 1250; Eimer 1178; MH 578). Extremely fine, small edge bruise at 3 o'clock on the obverse.
Estimate: £300-400