An exceptionally rare medal from Watford's Victorian asylum days is attracting great interest at a Suffolk auctioneers.

The British Orphanage Asylum silver medal, presented in Watford in 1878, is with Lockdales of Martlesham ready for sale on May 16.

Auction manager James Sadler said: "I've never seen such a medal before in all my years in this business. It's so unusual."

It was presented to a member of staff at the London Orphan Asylum facility at Watford for good conduct and proficiency.

The front of the medal, which has a Lockdales catalogue guide price of £100 to £120, shows a man comforting a distressed woman. The medal comes in a case with a torn ribbon.

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To read the earlier E-Sylum article, see:
MORE ON ORPHANAGE TOKENS (www.coinbooks.org/esylum_v18n08a21.html)