Undated Victoria Zealand Medal 65th Foot 2nd Yorkshire North Riding Regiment
Item History & Price
Alenti 2000 Limited'Trading in Historical Items of Interest' Undated New Zealand Medal – 65THFoot 2nd Yorkshire, North Riding Regiment Officially engaved on Rim: 3244, PTE. J. TOWNSEND 65THFOOT No research has been done on this medal. Please note small marks where it appears this medal was tested for silver.
The small white marks on the surface are from silver acid test. These can be removed and cleaned off but we have not do that as not to affect the toning on the medal �...��The 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756 as the 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Foot. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment in 1881 The New Zealand Medal was instituted in 1869. While it is British, the medal can be described as New Zealand's first indigenous campaign medal. It was awarded for service in the New Zealand Wars of 1845-47 and 1860-66. The Medal was awarded to members of the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and to colonial volunteers. The veiled head of Queen Victoria is on the obverse of the medal. On the reverse of the medal is the date of the recipient's service in a wreath, with NEW ZEALAND around the top and VIRTUTIS HONOR (honour of valour) around the foot. The suspender of the medal is ornamented with New Zealand fern fronds. The medal was unusual in having the recipient's dates of service die-struck on the centre of the reverse, though some medals were issued without dates. Medal Year Book 2019 Valuation £375 - 475 All our goods are sent directly from Great Britain via First Class Royal Mail International Tracked / Signed, which is a combination service offering full end-to-end tracking, signature on delivery and an online delivery combination. We now offer a lower cost Royal Mail 1stClass Signed for service for domestic buyers. Non-UK buyers please note. We now only send items Royal Mail 1stclass with full tracking or signing (some countries offer either signed or tracked and some offer a joint service tracked and signed for.) However, should you as a non-UK buyer wish an item to be sent Royal Mail International Economy (Airmail) which has no tracking number, then this option is at buyer’s risk and we need a confirmation via E-Bay message declaration to us that this is at your own risk. Please enquire with us first before paying the invoice as each country has different charges. Should our local or international buyers prefer their items to be delivered door-to-door delivery via a courier service this can be arranged at an additional cost to the buyer and the invoices generated accordingly. Should the buyer be from South Africa then the item will only be sent via a suitable door-to-door courier for the buyers account as the South African Post Office have proved to be totally unreliable. Our aim is to deliver our goods to you as quickly as possible. In the very unlikely event of your item being lost in the post, please contact us directly in order for us to investigate further. We will handle the claim and ensure compensation in some form or another. Please be patient as in almost all cases "missing items" are held up at the receiving customs authorities. We accept the following terms of payment: · PayPal – recommended· Direct Transfers into either our SA Bank or UK Bank account - details upon request. In order to save costs for the buyers all items will be combined in one parcel to save on shipping costs. Our shipping charges are based on Royal Mail Large Letter parcels not exceeding a weight of 100g.
The small white marks on the surface are from silver acid test. These can be removed and cleaned off but we have not do that as not to affect the toning on the medal �...��The 65th (2nd Yorkshire, North Riding) Regiment of Foot was an infantry regiment of the British Army, raised in 1756 as the 2nd Battalion, 12th Regiment of Foot. Under the Childers Reforms it amalgamated with the 84th (York and Lancaster) Regiment of Foot to become the 1st Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment in 1881 The New Zealand Medal was instituted in 1869. While it is British, the medal can be described as New Zealand's first indigenous campaign medal. It was awarded for service in the New Zealand Wars of 1845-47 and 1860-66. The Medal was awarded to members of the British Army, Royal Navy, Royal Marines, and to colonial volunteers. The veiled head of Queen Victoria is on the obverse of the medal. On the reverse of the medal is the date of the recipient's service in a wreath, with NEW ZEALAND around the top and VIRTUTIS HONOR (honour of valour) around the foot. The suspender of the medal is ornamented with New Zealand fern fronds. The medal was unusual in having the recipient's dates of service die-struck on the centre of the reverse, though some medals were issued without dates. Medal Year Book 2019 Valuation £375 - 475 All our goods are sent directly from Great Britain via First Class Royal Mail International Tracked / Signed, which is a combination service offering full end-to-end tracking, signature on delivery and an online delivery combination. We now offer a lower cost Royal Mail 1stClass Signed for service for domestic buyers. Non-UK buyers please note. We now only send items Royal Mail 1stclass with full tracking or signing (some countries offer either signed or tracked and some offer a joint service tracked and signed for.) However, should you as a non-UK buyer wish an item to be sent Royal Mail International Economy (Airmail) which has no tracking number, then this option is at buyer’s risk and we need a confirmation via E-Bay message declaration to us that this is at your own risk. Please enquire with us first before paying the invoice as each country has different charges. Should our local or international buyers prefer their items to be delivered door-to-door delivery via a courier service this can be arranged at an additional cost to the buyer and the invoices generated accordingly. Should the buyer be from South Africa then the item will only be sent via a suitable door-to-door courier for the buyers account as the South African Post Office have proved to be totally unreliable. Our aim is to deliver our goods to you as quickly as possible. In the very unlikely event of your item being lost in the post, please contact us directly in order for us to investigate further. We will handle the claim and ensure compensation in some form or another. Please be patient as in almost all cases "missing items" are held up at the receiving customs authorities. We accept the following terms of payment: · PayPal – recommended· Direct Transfers into either our SA Bank or UK Bank account - details upon request. In order to save costs for the buyers all items will be combined in one parcel to save on shipping costs. Our shipping charges are based on Royal Mail Large Letter parcels not exceeding a weight of 100g.
