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BRITISH & IRISH MEDALS FOREIGN MEDALS
BRITISH
& FOREIGN MEDALS £50 OR LESS
UPDATED 1ST MARCH
2019
Please note: the illustrations make the medals appear to be
roughly the same size, so special attention should be paid to the diameter
mentioned (in millimetres) in the description. |
Medals are arranged in date
order Details of references contained in
the descriptions can be found on the References page |
BRITISH
& IRISH MEDALS |
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5340 |
Henry
II, Dassier’s medal, bronze, from his series of English sovereigns (1731),
helmeted and cuirassed bust right, rev. tomb with trophies, 41mm (MI i p.3; E
5). Very fine. |
£30 |
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Napoleonic
Wars, Archduke Charles of Austria, Allied Commander in Germany 1797, white
metal medal, bust three-quarters right, rev. HIS ROYAL HIGHNESS THE ARCHDUKE
CHARLES COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE IMPERIAL ARMIES IN GERMANY 1797, 35mm. Very
fine, scarce. |
£35 |
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5384 |
Bronze
Calendar Medal 1806, 39mm. Fine. |
£30 |
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5481 |
London,
Covent Garden Theatre, Old Price medal 1809, silvered brass, bust of Kemble
left wearing a fool’s cap, OH MY HEAD AITCHES above, OBSTINACY below, rev.
O.P. (Old Price) in field, JOHN BULL’S JUBILEE, CLIFFORD FOR EVER around,
25mm. Good very fine or better. Note: the raising of prices by theatre
actor-manager John Kemble caused three months of rioting at the end of 1809. |
£40 |
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4772 |
Leicester,
St George’s Church, foundation stone laid 1823 by Richard William Penn (Earl
Howe), white metal medal by J Ottley, view of the church, rev. legend, 63mm
(BHM 1217; E -; Taylor 89a). Very fine. |
£35 |
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5385 |
Bronze
Calendar Medal 1828, 38mm. Good fine. |
£30 |
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5218 |
William
IV, Coronation 1831, white metal medal by T Halliday, conjoined busts of
William and Adelaide right, rev. the King and Queen enthroned attended by
Britannia, Hibernia and Scotia, 45mm (BHM 1479; E -). Good very fine or
better, rare. |
£45 |
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5658 |
William
IV, Coronation 1831, white metal medal by T Halliday, bust of William IV
right, rev. bust of Adelaide right above rose, thistle and shamrock, 38mm
(BHM 1482; E -). Good very fine or better, extremely rare. |
£45 RESERVED |
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3320 |
Cornwall,
Royal Cornwall Polytechnic Society instituted 1833, First Class prize medal, bronze,
by W Wyon, awarded 1884, bust of James Watt left, rev. legend within
wreath, on edge JOHN WRIGHT & CO., FOR “KYRLE” HEATING STOVES 1884, 45mm
(E 1272). Note: Wright & Co were a Birmingham engineering company. Good
very fine. |
£25 |
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Medicine,
London, St Thomas’s Hospital, William Cheselden, The Cheselden Prize Medal
circa 1845, bronze, by W Wyon, a lead-filled cliché of the obverse design
with suspension loop, 77mm (cf.BHM
1339; E 638; Storer 618), suitable for display on a GP’s/MD’s or surgeon’s
surgery wall. Very fine. |
£45 |
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5549 |
Archaeology,
British Archaeological Asociation, Gloucester meeting 1846, bronze medal by W
J Taylor, hand pour oil into Roman lamp, rev. shields and legends, 35mm (BHM
-; E 1393 footnote; Withers 2635; DW 102/13-14). Almost extremely fine,
scarce. Note: this was struck for the third annual meeting of the
Society. |
£45 |
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5398 |
Birmingham
& Midland Counties Exhibition established 1849, agricultural silver prize
medal awarded 1851, farmyard ducks and poultry, rev. engraved ‘To Mr Edw
Glover for the best 6 game chickens 1851’, 41mm, with suspension
loop. Very fine, obverse better, originally glazed and frosted
(now lacking glass to reverse, with consequent loss of frosting). |
£38 |
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5635 |
Leicester,
John Henry Manners, 5th Duke of Rutland, white metal medal, statue
erected commemorating his 50th anniversary as Lord Lieutenant
1852, view of the statue, rev. oleaginous legend, 45mm (BHM -). Very fine,
slightly uneven flan, very rare. Notes: this was the first public
statue erected in Leicester and had been exhibited at The Great Exhibition
the previous year. It is unusual in breaking the convention whereby the
person commemorated was usually dead. The Duke died a few years later in
1857. |
£25 |
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4687 |
George
Frederick Handel, Centenary Celebration at Crystal Palace 1859, bronze medal
by WJ Taylor, bust of Handel left, rev. legend within palm and laurel wreath,
edge named J COTTRELL PERFORMER, 51mm (BHM 2656; E 1527; Allen SY-1859/10). Good
very fine, small spot in obverse field. |
£45 |
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4766 |
Sussex,
Brighton, Mahomed’s Gymnasium, bronze medal circa 1880, MAHOMED’S GYMNASIUM
around wreath, rev. laurel wreath around field for inscription, 51mm. About
extremely fine, interesting. Note:
Frederick Mohamed opened the gym in 1864. He was a grandson of Sake Mohamed,
an Indian who opened the United Kingdom’s first curry house. |
£45 |
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5355 |
Yorkshire,
Ripon Millenary 1886, bronze medal, manufactured by the Royal Mint, a
watchman’s horn, rev. paschal lamb, 36mm (BHM 3217). Extremely fine. |
£38 |
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5337 |
Baptist
Mission Centenary 1892, white metal medal, view of a house in Kettering
(Northamptonshire), in exergue THE HOUSE AT KETTERING IN WHICH THE BAPTIST
MISSIONARY SOCIETY WAS FORMED OCT 2ND 1792, rev. scenes in
medallions representing Africa, China, West Indies, India, names Carey,
Fuller, Marshman, Ward around, Bible at centre, 45mm (cf. BHM 3434, not
listed in white metal). Good extremely fine, a couple of corrosion spots,
with later navy blue and crimson ribbon. |
£20 |
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5453 |
Victoria,
Diamond Jubilee 1897, brass cruciform medal, 37mm. Very fine, traces of
original silver wash to reverse. |
£25 |
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5454 |
Victoria,
Diamond Jubilee 1897, brass cruciform medal, with photographic central
portrait, 37mm. Very fine. |
£30 |
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5022 |
Admiral
Nelson, HMS Foudroyant, copper medal 1897, struck from her copper after
breaking up, uniformed bust of Nelson facing, rev. broadside view of HMS
Foudroyant, 37mm (BHM 3613; E 1813), in original box of issue. Good very
fine. |
£40 |
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5408 |
Sussex,
Brighton Grammar School, Punctuality Medal (awarded 1903), bronze, head of
Athena above school arms, EST 1859 in field, BRIGHTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL BUCKINGHAM
ROAD around, rev. engraved ‘E Brown PUNCTUALITY Midsummer 1903’ within
wreath, 51mm. Very fine, severe digs to reverse field. |
£20 |
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5356 |
Worcestershire,
Bromsgrove School, bronze prize medal awarded 1905, arms, rev. engraved SPORTS
B HALF MILE 2ND WON BY G G PAGE 2 MIN 25 SECS 1905, 35mm. Extremely
fine. |
£22 |
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5346 |
Bath
(Somerset), Council, 50 Years Service, Silver Medal circa 1910, awarded to A
C Hillier (Stone Kings Wardle), City of Bath arms, rev. legend, 35mm, with
crimson ribbon and bar. Extremely fine. |
£22 |
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5448 |
Bristol,
School Regular Attendance & Satisfactory Conduct Medal, bronze circa
1910, by Vaughton, Bristol arms, rev. AWARDED TO (FRANK BOWDITCH) FOR (3)
YEARS within laurel wreath, 45mm (Dry 1290). Good very fine. |
£22 |
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5342 |
Durham,
Seaham Hall 1911, Marquess & Marchioness of Londonderry as Mayor and
Mayoress, white metal medal dated 31st August 1911, conjoined busts
right, rev. view of Seaham Hall, 38mm. Extremely fine, scarce. |
£25 |
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3000 |
Oxford,
Millenary 1912, white metal medal by CW Thomas Anglo-Saxon
female with shield dated 912, holds aloft an hourglass with a civic
dignitary, holding a shield dated 1912, sun rises between them over distant
view of Oxford, on banner below SIC M SIC MM DEI GRATIA, rev view of old
walled town , Oxford arms in gateway, FORTIS EST VERITAS above, 51mm (BHM
4094; E 1932). Very fine. |
£35 |
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5445 |
Northampton,
Stimpson Avenue School, Attendance & Good Conduct Medal, awarded 1913,
bronze, Northampton arms, rev. STIMPSON AVENUE SCHOOL within wreath, edge: EVELYN
ABELL 1908-1913, 44mm (Dry 1465, not recorded in bronze). About
extremely fine. |
£20 |
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4275 |
Yorkshire,
Hull School Attendance Medal, silver, hallmarked Birmingham 1922, 39mm, with
blue ribbon suspension ribbon in fitted case of issue (Dry 991). Good very
fine. |
£30 |
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5361 |
Liverpool,
Collegiate School, bronze prize medal circa 1930, liverbird within wreath,
rev. laurel wreath with space for engraving, 26mm, with suspension loop. Extremely
fine. |
£5 |
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5362 |
British
Roller Canary Club, bronze prize medal circa 1930, canary bird singing on a
perch, rev. oak wreath around a space for engraving, 31mm. Good very fine. |
£10 |
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4549 |
Hampshire,
Secondary Schools Sports Prize, oval silver medal awarded 1936, by Vaughton
& Son, crowned Tudor rose, rev. engraved SENIOR GIRLS' 220
YARDS, 42x51mm, wt. 57g. Very fine. |
£30 |
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5459 |
Peace
in Europe, 25th Anniversary 1970, bronze medal by D Cornell for
Pinches, bust left of Winston Churchill, rev. IF THE BRITISH EMPIRE AND
ITS COMMONWEALTH LAST FOR A THOUSAND YEARS MEN WILL STILL SAY "THIS WAS
THEIR FINEST HOUR” on tablet between two union flags, lion’s head above,
44mm, numbered on edge No.161 (Engstrom 88). Very fine. |
£25 |
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5460 |
Peace
in Europe, 25th Anniversary 1970, bronze medal by D Cornell for Pinches,
bust three-quarters right of Winston Churchill, rev. NEVER IN THE FIELD OF
HUMAN CONFLICT WAS SO MUCH OWED BY SO MANY TO SO FEW on tablet between
two union flags, lion’s head above, 44mm, numbered on edge No.161 (Engstrom
90). Very fine. |
£25 |
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5416 |
English
Catholicism, English College in Rome, 400th Anniversary 1979,
uniface bronze medal, 57mm. Very fine. |
£10 |
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SCOTLAND |
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5670 |
Edinburgh
University, Maclaurin prize medal, white metal by C F Carter circa 1860, bust
of Colin Maclaurin in high relief, rev. legend around laurel wreath, 45mm
(C-P 134/6). Good very fine. |
£20 |
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4363 |
Glasgow
Agricultural Society, bronze prize medal circa 1880, Glasgow Arms, rev. laurel
wreath, 44mm, in case of issue (lid loose). Good very fine or
better. |
£30 |
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5045 |
Royal
Caledonian Curling Club, Instituted 1838, silver District Medal hallmarked
Birmingham 1909, a curling match above Scottish royal arms on shield, rev. legends
with space for award engraving, 41mm, with blue ribbon, suspender and bar. Extremely
fine. |
£30 |
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WALES |
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5655 |
Montgomeryshire,
School Attendance Medal, silver, for 2 Years Attendance (hallmarked 1909),
Arms of Powys on shield with motto POWYS PARADWYS CYMRU, rev. legends, 26mm,
suspension loop (Dry 1380). Very fine. |
£18 |
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4733 |
Prince
Charles, Investiture as Prince of Wales 1969, silver medal by Michael
Rizello, bust right, ARWISGIAD CHARLES TYWYSOG CYMRU 1969 around, rev. Welsh
dragon left, Y DDRAIG GOCH DDYRY CYCHWYN around, 45mm, in Royal Mint case of
issue. Extremely fine. |
£35 |
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FOREIGN
MEDALS |
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Belgian
Congo, Jules Renkin, Prime Minister of the colonies, Visit to the Congo 1909,
by J Jourdain, bust left, rev. view of steamship and legend including HOMMAGE
DE SIR ALFRED L JONES KCMG PRESIDENT DE LA CTE BELGE-MARITIME DU CONGO,
60mm. Very fine. Note: Sir Alfred Lewis Jones (1845-1909), “The
Uncrowned King of West Africa" (WJ Steed), shipping owner. |
£40 |
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4849 |
Belgium,
Antwerp, Opening of the St Anna Tunnel under the River Schelde 1933, bronze
medal by Pivan Riel for Fonson, two female figures hold hands over tunnel,
ship above, rev. walled town, 70mm. Good very fine. |
£45 |
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2649 |
France,
Monneron Freres, bronze 5-Sols 1792, soldiers swear allegiance to the
constitution, date 14 juillet 1790 in exergue, rev. legends, 40mm (Hennin
431; KM Tn 34). Very fine. |
£40 |
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5612 |
France,
Monneron Freres, bronze 5-Sols 1792, soldiers swear allegiance to the
constitution, date 14 juillet 1790 in exergue, rev. legends, 40mm (Hennin
431; KM Tn 34). Very fine or better. |
£45 |
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5388 |
France/
Italy, Torquanto Tasso (1544-1595), Italian Poet, bronze medal 1820 by Caqué
& Durand, bust right in a ruff, rev. legend, 41mm, from the series ‘Illustrious
Men of the World’. Good very fine. |
£20 |
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5461 |
France,
Napoleon III, Visit to Lille Bourse 1853, bronze medalet by Barre, bust of
Napoleon III left, rev. legends, 25mm (VG 3367; Maz 1752b). Very fine,
dark tone. |
£22 |
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5399 |
France,
Lorraine, Colmar, Viticulture Exhibition 1885, bronze prize medal, grapes in
a classical bowl, rev. wreath of vines around space for inscription below
EHRENPREIS VON LOTHRINGEN, 38mm. Extremely fine. |
£25 |
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4972 |
France,
“Les Sciences” 1894, school prize medal (awarded 1912), bronze-gilt by Louis
Bottée, Science seated attended by Genius, rev. COURS DE MME MOROT above
engraved BREVET SUPERIEUR M. JUGLAR 1912, 50mm (CGMP 3/61D for obverse). Good
very fine. |
£50 |
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France,
“Les Sciences” 1894, school prize medal, bronze by Louis Bottée, Science
seated attended by Genius, rev. griffin holds mirror, sunrise in distance,
antique lamp and laurel sprig below space for naming, 50mm (CGMP 3/61D). Very
fine. |
£40 |
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4261 |
France,
Great War, General Foch, Aircraft carrier launched 1960, large bronze medal
after G Prud’homme, bust of Foch left, date 1917 in field, rev. view of the
Foch aircraft carrier, 68mm. Good very fine. |
£25 |
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5640 |
France,
Agriculture, gilt-bronze prize medal circa 1925, milkmaid milking a cow, LE
LAIT in exergue, rev. oak and laurel wreath around central medallion with
OFFERT PAR M. DUBOYS-FRESNEY DÉPUTÉ, 45mm. Almost extremely fine. Note:
Jacques Duboys-Fresney (1873-1956) was depute (Member of Parliament) for the Mayenne
department several times. |
£15 |
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5516 |
France
/ Poland, Société Française de Bienfaisance de Varsovie (French Society for Warsaw
Welfare), bronze medal by Charles Pillet (awarded 1928), Charity hands out
alms to a family, rev. oak and palm sprigs, engraved legend HOMMAGE À MR.
EDMOND DALIGAULT POUR SON DÉVOUEMENT 1ER SEPTEMBRE 1919 25 AVRIL 1928,
57mm. Very fine. |
£45 |
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2553 |
France,
Paris Conference 1946, large bronze medal by R Cochet, woman standing turns
her back on war, releases dove and looks towards reconstruction, an infant to
her left, rev. Parisian ship a centre, flags of USA, France, Soviet Union and
Graet Britain each side, CONFERENCE DE PARIS 1946 above, 69mm. Very fine. |
£25 |
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5376 |
France,
Charles Guyot (1892-1963), Poet, known as Géo-Charles, poetry winner at the
1924 Olympic Games, bronze laudatory medal 1975 by René Mérelle, bust facing,
rev. MÉDAILLE D’OR DE LITTERATURE 1924 above Olympic rings, 68mm (CGMP -). Good
very fine. |
£25 |
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2554 |
France,
Coin & Medal Workers Union, 50th Anniversary 1949, heavy bronze
medal, female laureate bust left in front of La Monnaie de Paris, rev. coin
screw-press, legend around, 73mm. Very fine. |
£30 |
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5695 |
France,
‘Europe’ 1968, large heavy bronze medal celebrating European civilization,
map of Europe each side with depictions of European progress from antiquity,
95mm. Very fine. |
£28 |
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5697 |
France,
‘Itinerary’ 1976, large heavy bronze medal, curious symbolic pattern, rev.
aspirational legend, by Cagès, 100mm. Good very fine. |
£20 |
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5696 |
France,
‘Joy and Peace’ 1980, large heavy bronze medal, halves of sun and moon forming
a face, QUE JOIE ET PAIX RAYONNENT SUR VOS JOURS ET VOS NUITS around (May joy
and peace shine on your days and nights), rev. dove with spread wings forming
a circle, signed PR, 100mm. Extremely fine. |
£35 |
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5700 |
France,
French Resistance commemorative medal circa 1970, bronze by André
Bizette-Lindet, 68mm. Extremely fine for issue. Note: the obverse is
based on Bizette-Lindet’s sculpture in Lille which commemorates the French
Resistance and also those who were deported to the death camps. |
£38 |
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5370 |
Germany,
Christening medal, silver, 18th century, a font, LAS DIES KIND AUF
IMMER DEIN LAS ES EWIG SELIG SEIN around, rev. GEWEIHT ZUM CHRISTENTHUME IST
DIESES KIND NUN GOTT GEWEIHT ERZIEH ES DIR ZUM RUHME UND VATEREINST ZUR
HERRLICHKEIT, 31mm. Very fine. |
£30 |
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5642 |
Germany,
Gottfried Lessing, Poet, Philospopher and Dramatist, death 1781, bronze medal
by C F Kroll, bust almost facing, rev. 8 line Latin legend between star and
laurels, 43mm (Forrer III/232). Good very fine. |
£25 |
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5440 |
Germany,
Cologne Cathedral, Building work resumed 1842, large white metal medal by J
Wiener, views of the cathedral each side, 59mm, with crimson ribbon. Very
fine. |
£38 |
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5441 |
Germany,
Cologne Cathedral, Building work resumed 1842, white metal medal, views of
the cathedral each side, 41mm. Very fine. |
£15 |
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5371 |
Germany,
Nuremberg reckoning counter, 19th century, bronze (silvered on one
side), double-headed eagle and NURNBERGER SPIEL UND RECHENPFENNIG each side,
30mm. Good very fine. |
£15 |
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5372 |
Germany,
Frankfurt-am-Main, Gymnastics Tournament 1880, white metal medal, Victory
with attendant holds laurels aloft, rev. cross within oak wreath, 33mm,
suspension loop and ribbon. Extremely fine. |
£20 |
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5675 |
Germany,
Roisdorf, Shooting Prize Medal 1882 to Johann Grün, the “Schützenkönig”
(Shooting King), uniface base metal, 47x70mm, with crown suspender. Very
fine. |
£15 |
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5613 |
Germany,
Otto von Bismarck, 70th birthday 1885, bronze medal by K Schwenzer,
uniformed bust right, rev. crowned arms with eagle supporters, 38mm. Extremely
fine or nearly so. |
£40 |
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4116 |
India,
British, silver Army of India Temperance medal circa 1890, The Second Beatty
Star, seated lion with INDIA below at centre of star, rev. ARMY TEMPERANCE
ASSOCIATION around a sword with WATCH AND BE SOBER, 25mm (Puddester 950.23),
with suspender and ribbon. Extremely fine. |
£35 |
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5397 |
India,
Prince & Princess of Wales visit 1905-1906, white metal medal by J Moore,
conjoined busts left, rev. arrangement of Indian flora, 38mm (Puddester
905.1.3), with suspension ribbon. Very fine, scarce. |
£30 |
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5654 |
India,
Kerala, Hindu & Buddhist medalet, brass (once silvered), dated BE 2465
(AD 1913), Hindu temple, rev. Buddhist symbols including a swastika,
Malayalam legends each side, 23x31mm, suspension loop. Good very fine,
interesting. |
£25 |
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5702 |
India,
British India, Bombay Presidency War & Relief Fund, Children’s Branch
1919, bronze medal, bust of Lady Willoughby left, rev. legend, 33mm (Pud
917.4.2). Very fine, scarce |
£40 |
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5701 |
India,
British India, Deccan Gymkhana, Poona City, silver-coloured openwork sports
medal awarded 1931 for Ladies Single Tennis (Runner-up), map of India at
centre, 48x56mm approx, with suspender bar. Good very fine, unusual.
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£45 |
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5289 |
Sweden,
Baron Jöns Jacob Berzelius (Chemist), death 1848, bronze medal by C M
Mellgren, bust left, rev. classical mausoleum, 41mm. Very fine. |
£30 |
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2552 |
Switzerland,
Peace medal circa 1950 by Galtié, four hands hold seedlings, dove to left,
GENEVE below, rev. dove holding sprig, four pairs of hands around, 67mm. Very
fine. |
£25 |
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