CHAPTER VII

EARLY BRITISH WAR MEDALS 105 How to arrange a collection of medals--Factors which influence the value of a medal--The earliest medals--The first English medal--The first English military medal--The Forlorn Hope medal--The Dunbar medal--The Culloden medal--Medals granted by the Honourable East India Company--The Pope's medal, 1793--The Emperor Francis II of Germany's medal, 1794--The Seringapatam medal--The Egyptian medal, 1801--The Rodriguez medal--The Nepaul medal--The Maida medal--The Peninsular Officers' medal