Lot No : 15
Auction No : 5
British India, Victory of Plassey, Copper Medal, Issued in 1757, Obverse, VICTORY. AT. PLASSY CLIVE. COMMANDER, Victory upon an elephant, MDC CLVIII SOC. P.A.C(the Society for Promoting Arts and Commerce) within exergue in two lines, Reverse, INIVRIES. ATTONED. PRIVILEGE. AVGMENTED. TERRITORY. ACQVIRED, Robert Clive- dressed as a Roman general, holds staff surmounted by a lion as he gives another staff to Meer Jaafar at left with cornucopia, globe, and rudder between them, A. SOVBAH. GIVEN. TO. BENGAL. MDCCLVIII in exergue in two lines, 40mm, 24.99 grams (Eimer 655; Pingo 30; MI 638/400), areas of mint red under darkened surfaces, lustrous. Extremely Fine, Highly Desirable, Exceedingly Rare. Historical Importance: Mir Jafar was a military general under Siraj ud-Daulah, the Nawab of Bengal, Mir Jafar had a dream of becoming a Nawab & he saw an opportunity to join hands with the Britishers during the battle of Plassey where Mir Jafar did not obey the order of nawab and an army of 50,000 soldiers was defeated by the British army of 3500 soldiers. Mir Jafar later killed Siraj and was appointed as Nawab in his place. But he became little more than a puppet ruler, forced to cede control of Bengal through the treaties he signed with the British. Siraj's defeat also meant that the French were no longer a force in Bengal. The Bengal treasury allowed the Company to strengthen its military might and start the expansion of British control of the Indian subcontinent.
Lot No : 16
Auction No : 5
An interesting and rare pair of medals to a recipient of the Bene Israel community who took part in the early campaigns of the East India Company. The Persia clasp was the first one in the IGS-54 series that was awarded for overseas service to the British-Indian Army. The Persian war (Dec 1856-Apr 1857) was triggered by the annexation of Herat by the Persians and the British retaliated with a land and sea expedition. The first Victoria Cross to the British-Indian Army was awarded in this campaign. The 'Mooltan' clasp was awarded for the siege of Mooltan during the 2nd Anglo-Sikh war in 1848.49. Abramjee Israel belonged to the Bene Israel community whose members were recruited into the army of the Bombay Presidency. The 4th Regiment of Native Infantry was involved in the assault on the fortress of Mooltan. - Punjab campaign Medal 1852. Clasp 'MOOLTAN'. Silver, 37.70 grams, named to "NAIK ABRAMJEE ISRAEL, 4TH REGT. N.I." - India General Service Medal 1854. Clasp 'PERSIA'. Silver, 39.30 grams, named in impressed capitals to "HAVILDAR ABRAMJEE ISRAEL, 4TH REGT. N.I." With ribbon, Extra Fine, Extremely Rare.
Lot No : 17
Auction No : 5
India General Service Medal 1854. Clasp 'Persia'. Silver, 38.50 grams, named in impressed capitals to "NUSSEEB CHUKEE. COAL TRIMMER. VICTORIA". The recipient was a Coal Trimmer on the steamship Victoria, which took part in the sea-borne invasion of Persia in 1856-57. A Coal Trimmer had to ensure that the coal stored in the steamship would be evenly distributed in the hold so that the stability of the vessel was not affected. A Rare Rank. With ribbon, Extra Fine, Very Rare.
Lot No : 18
Auction No : 5
Indian Mutiny Medal, 1857-58. Clasp 'Lucknow'. Silver, 38.50 grams, named to "RESAIDAR MOHAMED SHAHIL KHAN. - Regt of Sheikh I.C." (Regiment number is rubbed out) A rare medal to a Cavalryman who was a Viceroy's Commissioned Officer in the Sikh Irregular Cavalry, awarded for the Lucknow campaign of 1857-58 when the British finally captured the city after many hard-fought battles. With ribbon, Very Fine+, Very Rare.
Lot No : 19
Auction No : 5
Indian Mutiny Medal, 1857-58. Clasp 'Central India'. Silver, 38.80 grams, named to "PRIVATE. GURDHARREE, 25TH REGT. N.L.I." (Native Light Infantry) Awarded for the Central India campaign during the first half of 1858, which included the battles in Jhansi, Kalpi, and Gwalior by the Central India Field Force. With ribbon, Extra Fine, Rare.
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