44mm. Silver. Unsigned.
Obverse with traditional country scene, reverse engraved within wreath to James Laurie, 1848. Edge engraved 'For The Best Kept Cottage In The Parish Of Chirnside'.
Once lightly cleaned other Good Very Fine and housed in fitted contemporary case (this distressed). Very rare.
This medal is accompanied by two old paper cut outs, one of which details the sale of a similar medal via Spink, that was sold to an American buyer from Connecticut, and the other reporting on this medal, which was rediscovered by a Mrs Marshall, after reading the other article.