Lot 5253

Sale 60 · An Important Collection of Australian Banknotes, Australian & World Coins

Description

Egypt, The Suez Canal 1869 (1888), silver 42mm, (39.6 grams), obv. by Roty, overature by the Suez Canal to world navigation, as an allegorical scene, around 'L'Epargne Francaise Prepare La Paix dv Monde', rev. legend in six lines, (G.C.1). Extremely fine.

Ex. Jean Elsen, Auction sale 56, 18-19 December 1998 (lot 2186).

Estimate
$150
Result Status
Sold
Prices Realised
$0