The Battle of Waterloo, ‘Waterloo 200’ Set, composed of gold proof medal, bust of the Duke of Wellington left, rev. Heraldic lion with paw raised upon sphere, Lion’s Mound at Waterloo behind, 14ct, 7g.; together with brilliant uncirculated bronze medals, each commemorating a monarch from the Napoleonic Wars: George I, Francis I, Frederick William III, Alexander I, Napoleon I. In presentation folder, the gold medal as struck, the rest uncirculated but with some light toning spots or fingerprints; Gibraltar, Elizabeth II, The Battle of Waterloo 200th Anniversary gold proof Ten Pounds, 2015, crowned bust of Elizabeth II right, rev. Duke of Wellington and Napoleon in profile, 22ct, 3.12g. Uncirculated but with toning spots, in presentation packet of issue, with certificate (7)

The Lion’s Mound is the most famous monument in Belgium. It was built between 1823 and 1826 as a marker on the spot where the Prince of Orange was injured by a musket ball to his shoulder during the Battle of Waterloo on 18th June 1815. The Prince lived and went on to become King William II of the Netherlands. The man-made hill is superseded by a cast iron lion sculpture, which faces geographically towards France. It was designed by Charles Vander Straeten as a symbol of the allied victory against Napoleon.