Good medal references?

[Generic Lad]

Are there any good references for older British medals? It doesn't have to be too specific but I'd just like something with lots of pictures and good general information since it seems like you can get nice, old medals with better designs than the period coinage in excellent condition for a fraction of what you'd pay for the actual currency.

[argentumandcoins]

Are there any good references for older British medals? It doesn't have to be too specific but I'd just like something with lots of pictures and good general information since it seems like you can get nice, old medals with better designs than the period coinage in excellent condition for a fraction of what you'd pay for the actual currency.

There are several medal reference books but they are very pricey.

The most commonly used and useful re the medals you most likely refer to is called "British Historical Medals". It is published in 3 volumes by Spink and is the standard reference work.

There is also the excellent book by Christopher Eimer "British Commemorative nedals and their values", again published by Spink.

[bagerap]

This:

http://www.napoleonicmedals.org/coins/bhm.htm

is a good site for British Historical Medals.

It is frequently offline (as at present) but is worth bookmarking.