© A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd
© A. H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd
Medal - General C.G. Gordon - The Latest Christian Martyr gilt
1884 year| Gold plated | - | 46 mm |
| Location | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1884 |
| Composition | Gold plated |
| Diameter | 46 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#114856 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Lettering within wreath
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SENT BY THE
GLADSTONE
GOVERNMENT TO THE SOUDAN
WITH ONE COMPANION, JANY 1884
IN MARCH HE ASKED FOR
200 BRITISH TROOPS
BUT WAS DELIBERATELY
ABANDONED TO HIS FATE
UNTIL TOO LATE
W.O. LEWIS BIRMINGHAM
Comment
Charles George Gordon (January 28, 1833 - January 26, 1885), soldier and administrator, remembered for his exploits in China and northern Africa. The Siege of Khartoum commenced on the 18th March, 1884. The relief force arrived at Metemma on the 20th January 1885, started for Khartoum on the 24th arriving on the the 28th to find the city had been captured and Gordon killed two days before.Gilt examples appear to be unrecorded.
