Lot 2105
Sale 80 · Important Australian, New Zealand & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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New Zealand Medal, undated. 195 Patk Riordan 70th Regt. Impressed. Brooch once removed from reverse otherwise very fine.
Ex S Baldwin (Auckland) 1997. Patrick Riordan enlisted as a Private in the 70th Regiment of Foot on 8 April 1856. He embarked for New Zealand from Calcutta aboard 'Daniel Rudkin' on 23 February 1861, arriving at Auckland on 13 May 1861. Riordan saw active service in New Zealand from 1863 to 1865 and took his discharge (upon payment) at Auckland on 31 December 1865. Patrick Riordan died at Auckland on 20 September 1881. He was awarded an undated medal and his name appears on the New Zealand Medal Roll WO100/18. Undated medals were awarded to men no longer serving with the Regiment with whom they had won the medal.
- Estimate
- $680
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $600