Lord Nelson's protégé's rare gold naval medal estimated to fetch £60-80,000 at auction
Lord Nelson's protégé's rare gold naval medal estimated to fetch £60-80,000 at auction The superb and exceptionally rare small Captains Naval Gold Medal for The Battle of Lissa in 1811, awarded to Captain Sir William Hoste K.C.B., Royal Navy (1780 1828), the protégé of Admiral Lord Nelson. LONDON .-Morton and Eden announced the forthcoming auction of the superb and exceptionally rare small naval gold medal for the Battle of Lissa in the Adriatic Sea in 1811, awarded to Captain Sir William Hoste K.C.B., Royal Navy, one of Admiral Lord Nelsons most highly regarded protégés. The med...
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