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'Monghyr Mutiny' Medal 1766, 34mm, silver, the obverse depicting Minerva seated on a podium...
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‘Monghyr Mutiny’ Medal 1766, 34mm, silver, the obverse depicting Minerva seated on a podium before three palmyra trees, her left arm resting on a shield bearing the head of Medusa, an owl at her feet, artist’s initial ‘K’ in exergue, the reverse inscribed ‘Non Nisi Digno MDCCLXVI [Only for the Worthy 1766]’ within wreath, with large ring suspension, collector’s stamp ‘1632’ to rim, minor edge bruising, very fine and very rare £200-£300
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Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1929 (Lot 31, sold for £18).
This medal is traditionally believed to have been issued to commemorate the quelling of the Monghyr Mutiny in 1766, and is illustrated and recorded as such in Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions, by George Tancred: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, in his paper on the East India Company’s Medals, and the war services for which they were given, for the Military Department of Fort St. George, states that “the only event for which the medal could have been struck was as a reward for services performed in quelling a mutiny amongst the European troops at Monghyr, in May, 1766.” Examples of this excessively rare medal were held in the collections of Colonel Murray and Mr. W. Phillips [and are also now held by both the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Army Museum].’
However, recent research has cast doubt on this, and it is believed that the above medal may instead be a Masonic award; the Freemasons’ Quarterly Review of 1846 gives the same description to a medal struck buy the Minerva with the three palms Lodge of Leipzig, Germany, although the exact purpose for that medal is unknown. A definitive explanation is awaited.
The Mutiny amongst the European Officers stationed at Monghyr in 1766 was caused by their dissatisfaction at not receiving full Batta allowance to which they felt they were fully entitled. Lord Clive proceeded to Monghyr by forced marches with two Sepoy battalions under Captain F. Smith. Confronting the mutineers, Captain Smith warned them that if they did not peaceably disperse he would fire upon them. This firmness caused the mutineers to waver, when Sir Robert Fletcher got an opportunity of addressing them in language suitable to the occasion, and the men returned to their duty. The following morning, after addressing the European officers at a General Parade, Lord Clive turned to the Sepoys, and praised them for their loyal conduct and the devotion they had exhibited to the East India Company. Finally he gave instructions that honorary rewards should be distributed amongst the native officers, and ordered double pay to be issued to the men for the months of May and June, 1766.
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Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1929 (Lot 31, sold for £18).
This medal is traditionally believed to have been issued to commemorate the quelling of the Monghyr Mutiny in 1766, and is illustrated and recorded as such in Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions, by George Tancred: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, in his paper on the East India Company’s Medals, and the war services for which they were given, for the Military Department of Fort St. George, states that “the only event for which the medal could have been struck was as a reward for services performed in quelling a mutiny amongst the European troops at Monghyr, in May, 1766.” Examples of this excessively rare medal were held in the collections of Colonel Murray and Mr. W. Phillips [and are also now held by both the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Army Museum].’
However, recent research has cast doubt on this, and it is believed that the above medal may instead be a Masonic award; the Freemasons’ Quarterly Review of 1846 gives the same description to a medal struck buy the Minerva with the three palms Lodge of Leipzig, Germany, although the exact purpose for that medal is unknown. A definitive explanation is awaited.
The Mutiny amongst the European Officers stationed at Monghyr in 1766 was caused by their dissatisfaction at not receiving full Batta allowance to which they felt they were fully entitled. Lord Clive proceeded to Monghyr by forced marches with two Sepoy battalions under Captain F. Smith. Confronting the mutineers, Captain Smith warned them that if they did not peaceably disperse he would fire upon them. This firmness caused the mutineers to waver, when Sir Robert Fletcher got an opportunity of addressing them in language suitable to the occasion, and the men returned to their duty. The following morning, after addressing the European officers at a General Parade, Lord Clive turned to the Sepoys, and praised them for their loyal conduct and the devotion they had exhibited to the East India Company. Finally he gave instructions that honorary rewards should be distributed amongst the native officers, and ordered double pay to be issued to the men for the months of May and June, 1766.
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‘Monghyr Mutiny’ Medal 1766, 34mm, silver, the obverse depicting Minerva seated on a podium before three palmyra trees, her left arm resting on a shield bearing the head of Medusa, an owl at her feet, artist’s initial ‘K’ in exergue, the reverse inscribed ‘Non Nisi Digno MDCCLXVI [Only for the Worthy 1766]’ within wreath, with large ring suspension, collector’s stamp ‘1632’ to rim, minor edge bruising, very fine and very rare £200-£300
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Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1929 (Lot 31, sold for £18).
This medal is traditionally believed to have been issued to commemorate the quelling of the Monghyr Mutiny in 1766, and is illustrated and recorded as such in Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions, by George Tancred: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, in his paper on the East India Company’s Medals, and the war services for which they were given, for the Military Department of Fort St. George, states that “the only event for which the medal could have been struck was as a reward for services performed in quelling a mutiny amongst the European troops at Monghyr, in May, 1766.” Examples of this excessively rare medal were held in the collections of Colonel Murray and Mr. W. Phillips [and are also now held by both the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Army Museum].’
However, recent research has cast doubt on this, and it is believed that the above medal may instead be a Masonic award; the Freemasons’ Quarterly Review of 1846 gives the same description to a medal struck buy the Minerva with the three palms Lodge of Leipzig, Germany, although the exact purpose for that medal is unknown. A definitive explanation is awaited.
The Mutiny amongst the European Officers stationed at Monghyr in 1766 was caused by their dissatisfaction at not receiving full Batta allowance to which they felt they were fully entitled. Lord Clive proceeded to Monghyr by forced marches with two Sepoy battalions under Captain F. Smith. Confronting the mutineers, Captain Smith warned them that if they did not peaceably disperse he would fire upon them. This firmness caused the mutineers to waver, when Sir Robert Fletcher got an opportunity of addressing them in language suitable to the occasion, and the men returned to their duty. The following morning, after addressing the European officers at a General Parade, Lord Clive turned to the Sepoys, and praised them for their loyal conduct and the devotion they had exhibited to the East India Company. Finally he gave instructions that honorary rewards should be distributed amongst the native officers, and ordered double pay to be issued to the men for the months of May and June, 1766.
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Provenance: Sotheby’s, December 1929 (Lot 31, sold for £18).
This medal is traditionally believed to have been issued to commemorate the quelling of the Monghyr Mutiny in 1766, and is illustrated and recorded as such in Historical Record of Medals and Honorary Distinctions, by George Tancred: ‘Lieutenant-Colonel Wilson, in his paper on the East India Company’s Medals, and the war services for which they were given, for the Military Department of Fort St. George, states that “the only event for which the medal could have been struck was as a reward for services performed in quelling a mutiny amongst the European troops at Monghyr, in May, 1766.” Examples of this excessively rare medal were held in the collections of Colonel Murray and Mr. W. Phillips [and are also now held by both the Victoria and Albert Museum and the National Army Museum].’
However, recent research has cast doubt on this, and it is believed that the above medal may instead be a Masonic award; the Freemasons’ Quarterly Review of 1846 gives the same description to a medal struck buy the Minerva with the three palms Lodge of Leipzig, Germany, although the exact purpose for that medal is unknown. A definitive explanation is awaited.
The Mutiny amongst the European Officers stationed at Monghyr in 1766 was caused by their dissatisfaction at not receiving full Batta allowance to which they felt they were fully entitled. Lord Clive proceeded to Monghyr by forced marches with two Sepoy battalions under Captain F. Smith. Confronting the mutineers, Captain Smith warned them that if they did not peaceably disperse he would fire upon them. This firmness caused the mutineers to waver, when Sir Robert Fletcher got an opportunity of addressing them in language suitable to the occasion, and the men returned to their duty. The following morning, after addressing the European officers at a General Parade, Lord Clive turned to the Sepoys, and praised them for their loyal conduct and the devotion they had exhibited to the East India Company. Finally he gave instructions that honorary rewards should be distributed amongst the native officers, and ordered double pay to be issued to the men for the months of May and June, 1766.
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