The Appleby Trafalgar Medal approximately 3 inches (7.5 cm) in width and 2.5 inches (6 cm) in height. In sterling silver the weight is approximately 2.2 troy ounces (68 grams). The edition is limited to 500 medals with each medal signed by the artist, numbered and bearing London hallmarks. The price is £475.00 including free shipment in the UK. Included is an eight page colour booklet describing the medal and Trafalgar.
Malcolm Appleby comes from a family that is certainly no stranger to the sea. At Trafalgar there were no less than three Applebys present with John Appleby, ordinary seaman, on board Victory with Nelson. Malcolm’s father, James William, sailed in the windjammer Parma with Alan Villiers and J. W.’s father, Percy, was a share holder in Parma. It is because of this background that Malcolm created The Parma Medal to record his father’s voyage in the early 1930s. Today, Malcolm is possibly the most highly respected engraver in Britain. A Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Goldsmiths, his talent is in constant demand for the very finest design and his work may be seen in national collections around Britain. Malcolm’s Trafalgar Medal won the gold award for engraving and the silver award for modelling at the Goldsmith’s Competition for 2005.
Each medal is cast by using the lost wax process at the works of Niagara Falls Castings in Warwick, England. Following casting, each medal is then inspected by Malcolm, who sends them to Edinburgh for hallmarking. Upon their return, Malcolm hand finishes and numbers each medal. They are then passed to SCA for boxing and shipping.
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