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Historically significant medals feature in Honiton auction

A medal awarded for service during the Battle of Trafalgar is to be auctioned for the first time in Chilcotts Auctioneers’ July sale which also features other important medals.

The Naval General Service Medal (NGSM) with Trafalgar clasp from 1847 was bestowed on Thomas Lemon, a 1st Lieutenant with the Royal Marines who served on the HMS Dreadnought in the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805...

Game on! Plymouth's friendly games set to return next month

Sports teams from across the city are being invited to take part in an Olympics-style competition hosted by Plymouth City Council’s Sports Development Unit.

The Plymouth Games were launched last summer to build on the legacy of London 2012 and promote sport in a fun way. More than 1,000 people competed in the inaugural event and the Council hopes even more will join in this year....

Medals and jewellery stolen in Kingsbridge burglary

Detectives are investigating a high value burglary which happened in Kingsbridge at the end of February 2013.

The offender forced a door to get into the home in Embankment Road before stealing campaign medals, £100 in Tuan and Riyal currency, a half hunter gold pocket watch and many other items of jewellery.

Among the items stolen is believed to be an award given to a...

Meet the Expert: Coins, Medals and Tokens

Venue: 
Plymouth City Museum and Art Gallery, Drake Circus, Plymouth
Event Date: 
Thursday, May 9, 2013 - 11:00
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Bring your coins, medals and tokens in for our numismatics (the study of currency) expert John Cumbers to identify between 10am and 1pm.

You can also see a small complementary display about coins and coin collecting. Admission is free and there is no need to book.

Part of Plymouth History Festival 2013

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