Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)

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Lot 729    SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday)    Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)

Estimate $250
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $340

NAMED PASS IN SILVER (16.2MM), fabricated from an English threepence, reverse side smoothed and engraved with central star/ray ornament and 'R.Lewis / Hobart Town', holed for suspension. Very fine and rare.

Richard Lewis (1789-1867). In 1823 he was one of the foundation proprietors of the Bank of Van Diemen's Land. He had extensive business interests in Hobart and was a shareholder in Pioneer Victorian Railways.

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