Lot 1700
Sale 127 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
WWI, Australian Y.M.C.A., prize medal in silver (27mm), hallmarked for Birmingham 1918 by maker JRG&S (J.R.Gaunt & Son), ring top suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Australian/Y.M.C.A./Football League/Won By/Sutton Veny/1918-19.'. Very fine and scarce.
Sutton Veny is in Wiltshire, England. During WWI it was the location of the Sutton Veny Military Hospital, a hutted hospital of more than 1,200 beds.
- Estimate
- $80
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $220