Lot 394
Sale 132 · Important Australian, British, World, and Ancient Coins, Banknotes, and Medals
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Description
WWI, trench art cigarette lighter in brass (circular and convex on both sides, 52mm diameter), fitted to the centre of one side is a USA 1898 Barber silver quarter dollar and on the opposite side is a French silver one franc (1898-1900), above this is inscribed, 'RHEINS' and below, '1918'. Screw-on fitting besides striking wheel missing, otherwise fine.
Rheins appears to be a misspelling of Rheims, a city in France, where a battle took place between the Germans and Allied forces in 1918.
- Estimate
- $60
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $40