LUKE HONEY'S
Numismatics – the study and collection of rare coins – is one of the most popular (and deservedly fashionable) categories in the world of antiques. Less obvious, but no less fascinating, is the collection of commemorative medals or medallions – a numismatic offshoot, favoured by collectors of a historical bent.
British commemorative medals celebrate notable events: the passing of a parliamentary bill (the abolition of the slave trade), the birth of a royal baby,
