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• Auction House:
  Webb's
• Sale Name:
  The Gibson Collection of Orders, Decorations and Medals
• Sale Date:
  09 Apr 2014 ~ 6.30pm (NZ time)
• Lot #:
  8
• Lot Description:
  New Zealand Medal, reverse dated 1860 to 1861.
  (G North, Captn F Top, HMS Iris) Longley records that 10 RN officers and 49 ratings, and 1 Royal Marine office and 12 NCO and men. Total of 72, received a medal with these dates. Recorded by Douglas-Morris (NM). A party from the ship landed and was engaged in action at Pukekakeriki in October 1860. With research notes and copy of sale catalogue entry.
• Provenance:
  Purchased Glendining's sale, 27 May 1992, lot 299, from a collection formed by an unknown man of wealth prior to 1887 which remained in storage until this sale.
• Estimate:
  NZ$2,000 - 3,000
• Realised Price:
  Undisclosed
• Category:
  Militaria & Weapons

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