United Kingdom. Canada General Service Medal 1866-1870 with Two Clasps certificate_of_authenticity 000 Allied and 70 German

000 Allied and 70 German mines had been swept with the loss of half a dozen minesweepers

Footnote: This particular example was featured as an exemplar of the award on page 293 of Karsten Klingbeil’s “Orden: 1700-2000”

in silver gilt (most of the gilding has gone)

illustrating the crowned two-headed Russian eagle coat-of-arms featuring an axe and anchor in the talons of the eagle that was used by the Railway

United Kingdom. Canada General Service Medal 1866-1870 with Two Clasps certificate_of_authenticity 000 Allied and 70 GermanFENIAN RAID 1866, RED RIVER 1870. In silver, un named, light contact overall, edge nicks, replacement ribbon, better than very fine.