An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal. Complete with the 'Legendary & Practically Unobtainable' "CHINA 1842" clasp. (Only 93 clasps issued & Only 57 four clasp medals )

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An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal. Complete with the An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal. Complete with the

An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal.
Complete with the 'Legendary & Practically Unobtainable'
"CHINA 1842" clasp.

An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal. Complete with the




(Only 93 clasps issued in total with only 57 four clasp medals!)

Probably less than 25 extant survivors)
The medal is Unnamed as issued to a tiny number of Royal Navy men.
[CLASPS]
TAKU FORTS 1858
CANTON 1857
FATSHAN 1857
~ (Issued to Royal Navy & Royal Marines Only)
CHINA 1842

An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal. Complete with the We've been buying medals for forty years and this is the very first CHINA 1842 clasp that we've ever had in stock.


This clasp is always unpriced "---?---" in medal year book as there are zero meaningful auction records.

(*As a confirming exercise we've just looked at the 2nd China medal roll for HMS Calcutta and there is only ONE sailor listed who had also fought in the 1st China War and who was issued with a China 1842 clasp !)

A Seriously Rare and Incredible medal. Original & Uncleaned. GVF/EF

If you are a serious Royal Navy medal collector, don't miss this one as you will probably never see another..

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An Excessively Rare

An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal. Complete with the 'Legendary & Practically Unobtainable' "CHINA 1842" clasp. (Only 93 clasps issued & Only 57 four clasp medals )
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An Excessively Rare "FOUR CLASP" 2nd China War Medal. Complete with the 'Legendary & Practically Unobtainable' "CHINA 1842" clasp. (Only 93 clasps issued with probably less than 25 extant survivors) Medal is Unnamed as issued to a tiny number of Royal Navy men.