Leopard Antiques Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain & The Sea (Vols I-IV) - 100 Sterling Silver Mint Medallions, John Pinches

Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain & The Sea (Vols I-IV) - 100 Sterling Silver Mint Medallions, John Pinches	Order Form Request more information

Reference: S11311 Period: Elizabeth II Year: 1974-1982 Silversmith: John Pinches Place: London Price: $ 2 650.00 Weight: 3.69 kilogrammes, 36.9 grammes each grams Dimensions: 4.4 cm diameter Condition: Excellent, all 100 perfectly preserved in plastic capsules, within the 4 volume books Condition of all 4 volumes excellent as well, some light foxing on some of the history pages.. Description: A beautiful and interesting set of 100 sterling silver mint medallions, entitled "The Mountbatten Medallic History of Great Britain & The Sea", housed in 4 volumes, with 25 medallions in each volume. Each medallion is enclosed in a plastic capsule, with 5 medallions in each page, each medallion also has a full page history within the volume. Each medallion is clearly hallmarked on the rim, JP for John Pinches (Medallists) Ltd, with London town mark and date letters from 1974- 1982 (we assume the set was released gradually). Lieutenant Colonel John Pinches (MC), 1916-2007, ran the family medallion business (established in 1840), they specialised in badges and insignia in Britain, commemorative issues for much of the Commonwealth, and decorations and orders for overseas governments. The business was sold to Franklin Mint of Philadelphia in 1969, but continued to operate under the Pinches name until 1978. The quality of the medallions is excellent, as is the quality of the leather bound volumes, this would have been an expensive set when issued. The set is accompanied with original certificate of ownership issued to Mr M.J. Castleton, signed by Mountbatten of Burma. From the original marketing material: "This medallic collection illustrates many of the foremost maritime achievements of Great Britain. Chronologically, a start is made with a representation of the Tudor ship-of-war, the Great Harry. She was built by Henry VIII, who in 1546 established a naval administration which, under varying names, has had a continuing existence ever since. The collections covers adventurous trafficking by merchant venturers throughout the world's oceans and seas; also exploration, expansion, war. It commemorates many of the most important measures which help to safeguard life at sea, invention, and many other activities pertaining to the business of a great maritime nation. It ends with such recent events as the launching of the Queen Elizabeth II, possibly the last of the giant liners which were once so splendid a feature of the Atlantic trade; the advent of the nuclear-powered submarine Dreadnought, and the single-handed circumnavigation of the globe by Sir Francis Chichester in his yacht Gypsy Moth IV. Although every side of the nautical theme is represented, there is considerable emphasis on later times, and thus on events in which living people have been actively concerned. Among our many subjects are the earliest efforts to discover a north west passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific, and thus to the riches of the Orient; the defeat of the Armada in 1588; the capture of Gibraltar in the 18th century; the victories of Nelson and other famous admirals. The collection covers the exploration and voyaging of Drake, Cook, Vancouver, and Fitzroy of the Beagle; progress in every direction of shipwrightry from Tudor times, through the daring experiments of Brunel in the Victorian era, to the latest advances and newest materials. The work of Trinity House, the Corporation of Lloyds and the Royal National Lifeboat Institution has its rightful place, as has such an event as the foundation of the East India Company, which exerted such influence upon the expansion of British interests overseas. Great Britain remains a leading maritime nation, whose work and example have enriched others besides herself. This medallic history enshrines in permanent form the great events of what is a fine and continuing story." And the complete list of medallions: "First Album 1 Henry Grace a Dieu Great Warship of Henry VIII 2 The Great Seal of Trinity House Guardians of the Home Seas 3 Sir Martin Frobisher The North West Passage 4 Sir Francis Drake First Circumnavigation 5 Sir Walter Raleigh The Founding of Virginia 6 The First Ark Royal Flagship Against the Armada 7 Lord Howard of Effingham Defeat of The Spanish Armada 8 Sir Richard Grenville Glory of H.M.S. Revenge 9 Davis Backstaff Aid to Navigation 10 The East India Company Trade with the East 11 Sovereign of the Seas The First Triple Decker 12 Robert Blake General at Sea 13 Samuel Pepys The Professional Navy 14 The Hudson's Bay Company Development of Canada 15 The Royal Observatory Navigational Research 16 H.M.S. Resolution in a Gale Battling Through Endurance All 17 Battles of Barfleur and La Hogue Destruction of French Fleet 18 First Eddystone Lighthouse The Way to Safety 19 Capture of Gibraltar Victory by the Marines 20 William Farmer The Steering Compass 21 Hadley and Cunningham Quadrant and Telescope 22 Commodore George Anson Voyage Around the World 23 Capture of Quebec Combined Operations 24 Admiral Hawke The Royal George 25 Captain Cook Navigator Extraordinary Second Album 26 Harrison's Chronometer Accurate Timekeeping at Sea 27 Act of Navigation Statutory Registry of Merchant Ships 28 Samuel Enderby Whaling in the Pacific 29 Colonising Australia First Convict Fleet 30 George Vancouver Charting Coast of America 31 Earl Howe Glorious Victory June1794 32 Battle of Camperdown Defeat of the Dutch 33 Battle of the Nile Ferocious Sea Battle 34 Matthew Flinders Australian Coast Surveyed 35 Admiral Nelson Victor of Trafalgar 36 P.S. Comet 1812 Europe's First Commercial Steamship 37 Herefordshire Built at Bombay 1813 38 Algiers Bombardment to Free the Slaves 39 Sir Stamford Raffles Development of Singapore 40 Aaron Manby First Iron Steamship 41 The Great Migration Under Sail 42 R.N.L.I Saving Life at Sea 43 East Indiamen Britain's Finest Merchant Ships 44 Charles Darwin Voyage of Discovery 45 Cape Breton Steam Crosses North Atlantic 46 Lloyds Register Safety of Ships at Sea 47 P.S. Hindostan Early P. & O. Steamer 48 P.S. Great Western Trans-Atlantic Steam 49 Grace Darling Heroic Rescue at Sea 50 Scottish Maid Design Innovations Third Album 51 P.S. Britannia Liverpool to Halifax 1840 52 The Navy Against the Slavers The Suppression of the Slave Trade 53 Sir James Clark Ross 1800 - 1862 Discoveries in Antarctica 54 S.S. Great Britain Product of Brunel'a Genius 55 North West Passage McClintock Searches for Franklin 56 Triumph of Screw Propulsion Admiralty Trials 1843 - 1845 57 S.S. John bowes New Era in Bulk-Carrying 58 The First Transatlantic Cable Laid by H.M.S. Agememnon 59 H.M.S. Warrior 1860 First Iron-Built Armoured Warship 60 Cutty Sark Age of the Great Clippers 61 S.S. Oceanic 1870 Pioneer Luxury Liner 62 H.M.S. Captain 1869 Turet Ship 63 H.M.S. Challenger The Foundation of Oceanography 64 H.M.S. Devastation Prototype Battleship 1871 65 Samuel Plimsoll 1824 - 1898 The Sailor's Friend 66 Greenwich Meridian Established in 1884 67 Tilbury Dock Opened in 1886 68 S.S. Bakuin Pioneer British Oil Tanker 69 Sir Charles Parsons Turbinia 70 The "A" Class Submarine 1901 Fisher's Toys 71 H.M.S Dreadnought 1906 First of a Great Class 72 T.S. Mauretania Proud Holder of the Blue Riband 73 Captain Scott 1868 - 1912 Antarctic Expeditions 74 Prince Louis of Battenburg The Course Indicator 75 Viscount Jellicoe of Scapa Hero of Jutland Fourth Album 76 H.M.S Queen Elizabeth Completed at Portsmouth 1915 77 Admiral of the Fleet Earl Beatty 1871 - 1936 78 H.M.S. Furious Evolution of the Aircraft Carrier 79 Sir Ernest Shackleton Voyage of the James Caird 1916 80 The Battle of Jutland 1916 81 The Raid on Zeebrugge German Submarine Base 82 Sureender of the German Fleet Scapa Flow 1918 83 M.S. Fullagar 1920 First All-Welded Ship 84 H.M.S. Hermes Aircraft Carrier 85 T.S. Queen Mary Queen of the Atlantic 1936 - 1967 86 T.S Viceroy of India 1929 Pioneer Liner 87 H.M.S. Ark Royal Launched 1937 88 H.M.S. King George V A Battleship Laid Down in 1937 89 Dunkirk 1940 An Epic Rescue 90 Attack on Taranto 1940 A New Era in Sea Warfare 91 The Battle of the Atlantic 1939 - 1945 92 The Pursuit of the Bismarck By H.M.S. Hood 93 The Battle of Crete May 1941 Loss of H.M.S. Kelly 94 H.M.S. Kelly Commanded by Lord Louis Mountbatten 95 The Normandy Landings D-Day 6 June 1944 96 Guided Missile Destroyers H.M.S. Devonshire 1960 97 Christopher Cockerel's Concept The Hovercraft 1959 98 Sir Francis Chichester Solo Cirumnavigator 99 H.M.S. Dreadnought Commissioned 1963 100 T.S. Queen Elizabeth II The Last of Her Class?" The original specifications: "Diameter 44 mms. Weight Each 36.9 grams Total Weight 3,690 grams Alloy 0.925 Total Silver Content 109.7 troy ounces"


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