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Auction House:
Auction Location:
Auckland
Date:
5-Jul-2016
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Description:
1886 New South Wales Troops Return from Sudan Carlisle silver medal. Inscribed to front 'General Gordon C.B.' and reverse; 'Welcome Return / N.S.W. Contingent.' The War began as a Sudanese struggle for independence from Egyptian rule. The British reluctantly agreed to rescue survivors of a defeated Egyptian Army and General Gordon ignored orders to return as soon as he had done so, staying on to fight the enemy and was killed. Diameter 2.2 cm, pierced
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Price:
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Category:
Unclassified