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World Historical Medals from Various Properties
USA, Centenary of the Treaty of Ghent, 1914, medals (2), in matt silver and bronze, unsigned, view of Sulgrave Manor, rev. inscription, both 45mm, 38.52g [2]. First extremely fine but with some surface scuffing, second about as struck, very rare £100-£150
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The Treaty of Ghent ended the so-called War of 1812 between Great Britain and the USA. Grand plans were drawn up to celebrate the centenary but the advent of World War I put paid to most of them. The organising committee however did acquire Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, the ancestral home of George Washington
USA, Centenary of the Treaty of Ghent, 1914, medals (2), in matt silver and bronze, unsigned, view of Sulgrave Manor, rev. inscription, both 45mm, 38.52g [2]. First extremely fine but with some surface scuffing, second about as struck, very rare £100-£150
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The Treaty of Ghent ended the so-called War of 1812 between Great Britain and the USA. Grand plans were drawn up to celebrate the centenary but the advent of World War I put paid to most of them. The organising committee however did acquire Sulgrave Manor in Northamptonshire, the ancestral home of George Washington