Nottingham Rifle Association 1St Prize Medal, 1861 GTRexclude before returning to Stadacona

before returning to Stadacona

while the rear of the tunic is single-vented

with inscription on ribbon below

The central factor which precipitated the intervention of the three European Great powers in the Greek conflict were Russia's ambitions to expand in the Black Sea region at the expense of the Ottoman Empire and her emotional support for the fellow-Orthodox Christian Greeks

1880 in London

Nottingham Rifle Association 1St Prize Medal, 1861 GTRexclude before returning to StadaconaSilver, obverse is inscribed "NOTTS RIFLE ASSOCIATION FILE FIRING 1ST PRIZE POINTS 63 1861" surrounded by a laurel wreath, reverse inscribed with heading "8TH NOTTS RIFLES" with list of competitors below "SURGN. WARWICK; SERGT. BRADWELL; CORPL. RAWSON, SWIFT; PRIVE. BRADLEY, CHADBURN, JONES, SHARPE", 38. 2 mm, crisp detail, ornamental scroll suspender, gold colour ribbon, minor contact marks, extremely fine. (BSC264)