Reference:3952 Crimean War: Battles of Alma, Balaklava and Inkermann, 1854

1) Alma: infantry charge led by soldier with a standard, swords and bayonets drawn, injured men on the ground / eighteen-line inscription with details of the regiments taking part. 2) Balaklava: a frantic cavalry charge, cannon in foreground, besides which lie injured men / sixteen-line inscription with details of the regiments taking part. 3) Inkermann: a furious battle scene / details of regiments taking part arranged around central boss. Bronze, 41 mm. (1.65 inches), by Messrs J Pinches.

Condition: Good extremely fine and very attractive.

Notes: The principal regiments taking part in these famous campaigns, as listed on the reverse sides of the medals, were the Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, Grenadier Guards, Coldstream Guards, and the Scots Fusiliers. Would you please note that you are in the ARCHIVE page of the website, where all sold items are placed. For items that are still available, please go to the menu opposite and click on MEDALS & MEDALLIC ART. These medals are amongst the first productions of Messrs Pinches, who were to become a prolific firm of medallists. They exhibited at the Crystal Palace, which had opened on its new site in 1854, and from where they promoted their new business, striking medals of popular and news-worthy events and selling them to the public as souvenirs of their visit. The three medals, which are more commonly seen in white metal, are contained within their fitted, oblong, case of issue.