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An extremely rare naval gold medal, awarded to a Norfolk captain following the Battle of Lissa in 1811, is up for auction in London.
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...
A watercolour of Captain Sir William Hoste wearing his gold naval medal - Credit: Morton & Eden A rare gold naval medal awarded to a Norfolk Naval officer who was one of Admiral Horatio Nelson’s star protégés is expected to fetch up to £80,000 at auction The Captain’s Naval Gold Medal for The Battle of Lissa in 1811 was awarded to Captain Sir William Hoste and is one of the star lots in Morton & Eden’s London sale on July 13 with an estimate of £60,000 to £80,000. This is the first time the medal has ever been sold as it has been in the collection of Sir William’s family until no...