Medals and Coins, Arms and Armour - 22 Jun 2021

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A quantity of British historical medals

£200 - £300 £220

A quantity of British historical medals, comprising: Royal Exchange Opened 1844, AE, 74mm, bust of Thomas Gresham left, rev. Victoria standing in front of the Exchange building (E 1390), spots of verdigris and some minor pitting and hairlines, otherwise about extremely fine; Crystal Palace Opened 1854, AE, 41mm, female figures opening the doors of Industry and Science, rev. a view of the exhibition building (E 1487b), very fine; Anglo-French Working Class Exhibition/ Death of Richard Cobden 1865, AE, 41mm, bust of Cobden quarter facing, rev. text within a wreath (E 1576), nearly extremely fine; International Inventions Exhibition London 1885, AE, 45mm, head of Victoria left, rev. allegorical figures of Invention and Music (E 1715), extremely fine; Colonial and Indian Exhibition London 1886, AE, 52mm, head of the Prince of Wales left, 'ALBERT EDWARD PRINCE OF WALES EXECUTIVE PRESIDENT', rev. text within a wreath (E 1725), good very fine; British Empire Exhibition 1925, AE, 51mm, bust of George V left, rev. stylised figures with the products of industry, about extremely fine. [6]

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