GREAT BRITAIN. Royal Aquarium Prize Medal. 1877. AR medal. 43.68 gm. 45 mm. ELKINGTON AND C. REGENT ST. LONDON in tiny letters on obverse. A crowned trident with two dolphins, a Tudor rose on a stem on each side; ROYAL AQUARIUM below; MARITIME AND PISCATORIAL EXHIBITION around / A wreath; blank area for engraving. Extremely Fine; light marks; a fascinating high relief piece with high rims. Rare.

Ex Wayte Raymond (May 1978) lot 2912 (envelope included).

Cataloger note: I can find records of silver issues of this piece dated 1892. The only 1877 examples I could find were in bronze.