India, East India Company, Major General Sir George Pollock, GCB, Bengal Artillery, an un-named specimen striking in copper of the Pollock Prize Medal (awarded in gold), of the Royal Military Academy, Addiscombe (Croydon), by Benjamin Wyon, uniformed bust of Pollock l., name around, legend in three lines in border, rev. legend in nine lines and around, 57.5mm. (Pudd 847.1, R3), extremely fine and very rare
The Pollock prize (first type) was awarded at the East India Company Military Seminary, later the Royal Indian Military College, Addiscombe and it continued to be awarded after the Academy moved to Woolwich, "to the most distinguished cadet of the season".
Estimate: 80 - 120 GBP