Victoria, 1837-1901. Gold Medal n. d. (1897), commemorating the centenary of the conquest of Trinidad. Bust three-quarters of Sir Ralph Abercromby in uniform / Ships at anchor in the port. 38,76g. BHM 3623; Eimer 1809a. PCGS MS62 (Top pop PCGS). (56438230). Rare. Provenance: Spink 1010 (24 June 2010), 920. Künker 207 (15 March 2012), 6202. In February 1797, Trinidad fell to British forces during the French Revolutionary Wars, following an expedition led by Sir Ralph Abercromby. British possession was formally confirmed by the Treaty of Amiens in 1802, and the island remained under British rule until independence in 1962. According to Brown, this exceptionally rare medals may have been struck locally in Trinidad.