Stock No. 2957	Victorian silver Royal British Bowmen prize medal
Attractive Victorian silver Royal British Bowmen prize medal won by Henry Potts in 1860. With fixed suspension bar. Obverse: Stamped around the rim:- ROYAL BRITISH BOWMEN. Centrally, an attractive arrangement of all the Bowmen equipment, including the uniform hat with feather in the men's and the ladies' version. Beneath on a ribbon the motto:- FERAT QUI FERIT. Reverse: Around the rim a wreath, half of fruited oak leaves and half of laurel leaves. In between is engraved: 1860. Centrally, in high relief is the Royal Crown within a sunburst. Above is engraved: Henry Potts. Beneath is stamped the Sovereign's motto: DIEU ET MON DROIT.

Condition :-Extremely Fine and nicely toned
Circa :- 1860
Size :- 2.25 inches (62.23 mm) long x 2 inches (50.8 mm) diameter
The Royal British Bowmen Society was one of the most prestigious societies formed in the late 18th century with most of the leading families of North Wales among its members. The Society was founded in 1787 by Sir Watkin Williams Wynne Bart of Wynnstay, Denbighshire. Silver bugles were offered as prizes to gentlemen and gold medallions to ladies, donated by the patron of the society, the Prince of Wales, later King George IV. The society disbanded in 1794 when its members were called on to fulfil military engagements. However, the society was revived in the19th century after the end of the Napoleonic Wars, in all its original splendour and with King George IV as patron. Their uniform was green and buff, with a black hat and feather.

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