Lot 1269
Sale 99 · Important Australian & World Coins, Medals & Banknotes
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Description
Fire Brigade Demonstration, Sandhurst, March 1886, in gilded brass (22mm), with ribbon suspension (C.1886/1). Extremely fine and scarce.
Originally named Castleton, the settlement at the Bendigo Creek goldfields was renamed Sandhurst in 1854. However, locals referred to it as Bendigo and after a plebiscite in 1891 Sandhurst was renamed Bendigo. Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 85A (lot 739).
- Estimate
- $400
- Result Status
- Passed in