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LOT 2034
Royal Army Medical Corps Gold Badge
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.35 grams, 28 mm).
Plaque with caduceus in a wreath, crown above and scroll beneath with legend 'In Arduis Fidelis' (Royal Army Medical Corps); stamped to reverse '9CT'; pin absent. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Lincolnshire, UK.
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Found whilst searching with a metal detector in a garden in Burton Agnes, East Riding of Yorkshire, UK, on 8th January 2023, by Christopher Watson. Declared as treasure and disclaimed by the crown with Treasure reference no.2023 T41. Accompanied by a copy of the British Museum's Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) report no.YORYM-7CD0D7. Accompanied by a copy of the report for H M Coroner no.2023 T41. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12442-225797.
The legend 'Be true til death and so shall I' is not recorded in that form in Evans's corpus (now nearly a century old), but variants such as 'Be true to me as I to thee' or Be true in heart till death depart' carry a similar sentiment.
