Commemorative Medals, Field-Marshall Sir George Stuart White (1835-1912), complimentary silver medal, 1900, by Emil Fuchs, uniformed bust r., rev. in facsimile of hand-writing, 'Honiste, Parta / George S. White / 1900' (BHM. 3671; Eimer 1847; Miller 24), matt surface, extremely fine and rare
White, who was commander of British troops in Natal, was the successful defender of Ladysmith. He was later Governor of Gibraltar (Miller, Scott, The Medallic Work of Emil Fuchs, The Medal in America, vol. 2, New York, 1997). (120-150 GBP)