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Medalvaluation, campaign and gallantry
Campaign and gallantry medals, the naming on the rim that makes them researchable, and why a group should never be split.
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More on medals
5 guides in this category so far.
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How to identify a medal by its ribbon
British medal ribbons by colour, with the official description of each: the First and Second World War ribbons, the two that get swapped, and the crimson ones.Price guide
What a Victoria Cross is worth
A Victoria Cross makes six figures at auction when the action carries the lot, and £46,000 when it does not. What the market has paid since 1884, and why.Guide
Where to sell medals
Where to sell medals in the UK: specialist auction, collectables saleroom or dealer. What Noonans and Warwick and Warwick charge, and what an unsold lot costs.Guide
How to research a medal from the name on the rim
A name, a number and a regiment on the rim can find the man, his battalion and his battles. The free records to search, in the order to search them.Makers, objects and marks in this category
Want a valuer to look at it?
Photograph the medal and the naming on the rim, and a specialist will tell you what the group is worth. It is free, and there is no obligation to sell.
Sale prices
Recent medals sale prices
Hammer, excluding premium.
| Date | Object | Saleroom | Estimate | Hammer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 Jul 2026 | WWI trio with Military Medal, Royal Sussex Regiment Lot 77 | Sussex | £800 to £1,200 | £1,350 |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Waterloo Medal 1815, 1st Foot Guards, with original steel clip Lot 80 | Sussex | £2,500 to £3,500 | £4,100 |
| 12 Jun 2026 | Queen's South Africa Medal, four clasps, Royal Engineers Lot 31 | Sussex | £250 to £350 | £300 |
| 24 Apr 2026 | Distinguished Conduct Medal group of five, Royal Field Artillery Lot 52 | Sussex | £1,800 to £2,400 | £2,900 |
Hammer is the winning bid before the buyer's premium. Figures are illustrative until partner salerooms supply live results.All price records →