Five: Captain of the Mizzen Top J. Bruce, Royal Navy, Afterwards H.M. Coastguard, Crimea, one clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued; China 1856-60, two clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued; New Zealand, reverse dated 1863-1864 (Captn. Mzn. Top, H.M.S. Esk); Naval Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R., 'narrow suspension' (Comd. Btmn., H.M. Coast Gd.), engraved naming; Turkish Crimea, British die, slight contact wear, very fine and better (5)

細節

Five: Captain of the Mizzen Top J. Bruce, Royal Navy, Afterwards H.M. Coastguard, Crimea, one clasp, Sebastopol, unnamed as issued; China 1856-60, two clasps, Canton 1857, Taku Forts 1860, unnamed as issued; New Zealand, reverse dated 1863-1864 (Captn. Mzn. Top, H.M.S. Esk); Naval Long Service and Good Conduct, V.R., 'narrow suspension' (Comd. Btmn., H.M. Coast Gd.), engraved naming; Turkish Crimea, British die, slight contact wear, very fine and better (5)

拍品專文

Captain of the Mizzen Top John Bruce served as a Boy 1st Class aboard H.M.S. Furious in the Crimea operations and as an Able Seaman aboard H.M.S. Actaeon in the China operations of 1856-60.