Lot 4386
Sale 58 · Important Australian Coins & Banknotes, The W.J.Noble Collection of British Tokens
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Description
British Empire Exhibition, London, 1924, plaquette in bronze (58 x 63mm) by Spink & Son, obv. an archway looking onto the Palace of Westminster with views of London buildings around, 'B.E.E. A.D 1924' above, 'London / The Gate of the Empire' below., rev. 'Wembley'. With old sales envelope. Extremely fine and rare.
This exhibition was to promote trade within the Empire and to serve as a memorial to the Empire forces who had fought in the First World War.
- Estimate
- $100
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $0