Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Lot 742 SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Estimate $5,000
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SOLD $5,000
SYDNEY BRANCH OF THE ROYAL MINT, established 1855, Queen Victoria Medal, in gold (41mm, 62gms) by L.C.Wyon (C.V/7). Obverse with contact marks and edge bruise at 10 o'clock, otherwise good very fine and extremely rare.
Ex Spink Australia Sale 1 (lot 434). The Sydney Mint was opened in 1855 as the first Australian colonial branch of the Royal Mint. The reverse die continued to be used on special occasions until the close of the Mint in 1926. The Queen Victoria Medal may have been struck on special occasions other than to commemorate the establishment of the Mint.
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Lot 742 This lot
SYDNEY BRANCH OF THE ROYAL MINT, established 1855, Queen Victoria Medal, in gold (41mm, 62gms) ...
Estimate $5,000
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