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Lot 1042    SESSION 4 (4.30pm Tuesday 21 July)    Australian Historical Medals

Estimate $100
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $50

THE ROYAL HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, Banksian medal, in bronze (38mm) by W.Wyon (faint traces) (BHM.1041 var; Eimer 138 var) reverse inscribed "Jersey/to/Mr Ponds/for a Group of Varigated Zonales/1879". Hairline die break along truncation to rim, bronzed chocolate brown patina, red uncirculated and rare use of the original obverse die.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 80 (lot 624), Spink Australia Sale 31 (lot 1340 part) and L.Richard Smith Collection.

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