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Russia, Regiment of Nobility Centenary Medal, 1811-1911, in bronze (66.5mm), obverse, conjoined heads of Alexander I and Nicholas II left, reverse, curved laurel branch on which is superimposed a cross bearing the Imperial eagle, the badge of the 148th Infantry Regiment of Grand Duchess Anastasia Nicolaevna, in the field is Russian text (translated to), '1811-1911/148th/Caspian/Infantry/Regiment'. Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $120
Russia, 200th Anniversary of Naval Victory at Gangut, 1714-1914, bronze plaquette (50.5x97mm), by P.Stadnitsky, a later striking, obverse, naval battle scene, reverse, legend in Russian text (translated as), 'Peter's Courage Demonstrated At Gangut'. Nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $150
Russia, (USSR), 250th Anniversary of Naval Victory at Gangut, 1714-1964, in bronze (60mm) by A Koroluk, obverse, bust of Peter I right, naval ships in background, reverse, six lines of text. Uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Russia, (USSR), First Numismatic Monument in Russia, undated (1993), in bronze (70mm), obverse, bust of Elizabeth I right, reverse, overlay of five coins and a numismatic logo, 1745 above, Russian text around. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Russia, (USSR), Nicholas II 125th Anniversary of Birth and 75th Anniversary of Death, 1993, in bronze (60mm), obverse, facing bust of Nicholas II in military uniform with Royal cypher to right, reverse, an angel left within clouds and with eleven lines of text. Extremely fine.
Estimate $60
SOLD $40
Russia, (USSR), Praskovia Kovalyova and Count Nicholas Sheremetev, undated (1994), in bronze (61mm), obverse, busts of above half facing, reverse, royal palace built in 1792. Extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
South African Exhibition, 1885, in bronze (48mm); South African & International Exhibition, Kimberley, 1892, award medal in bronze (45mm); another but a commemorative medal in bronze (28mm); Great Britain, International Inventions Exhibition, London, 1885, in white metal (33mm) (BHM 3197 [RRR]); Japan-British Exhibition, London, 1910, in white metal (38mm) by Vaughton (not in BHM) pierced for suspension; British Empire Exhibition, 1924, in bronze (24mm), reverse, aerial view of Wembley Imperial Stadium (not in BHM), metal cud on top edge; Ireland, Belfast Art and Industrial Exhibition, 1895, in brass (33mm) (BHM 3486). The first with dent near top edge and some verdigris, otherwise fine - good very fine. (7)
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
South Africa, Opening of Delagoa Bay Railway, 1895, in bronze (44mm); To Commemorate the Union of South Africa, 1910, in white metal (32mm) with ribbon and Springbok decorated suspension pin; Conclusion of Great War, 1919, in bronze (31mm) with suspension loop; Centenary of Birth of President Kruger, 1925, in bronze (32mm) with suspension loop. Extremely fine, the first two scarce. (4)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Sweden, A.N.Edelcrantz Memorial Medal, 1821, in silver (31mm) by M.Frumerie, obverse, head of Edelcrantz right, reverse, Apollo with lyre and Mercury with caduceus attach a wreath on an urn sitting on a pedestal; Chistophorus Polhem, undated, in silver (33.5mm), obverse, bust of Polhem right, reverse, mechanical devices as invented by Polhem. In a fitted plush lined case, both nicely toned, the first nearly uncirculated, the second with some scuffing in the fields, otherwise extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
SOLD $180
Switzerland, series of commemorative medals, c1960s, in .900 fine silver (33mm), twenty medals with eighteen different types, total weight of 300g. Mostly uncirculated. (20)
Estimate $250
SOLD $220
Switzerland, Pope Paul VI Visit to Geneva, 1969, in .800 silver (48mm; 52.6g); Sitten, Cardinal Matthaus Schiner, 1967, in .900 silver (33mm; 17.4g); Basel Hospital, 1965, in .835 silver (33mm; 16g); International Labor Organisation, 1969, in .900 silver (33mm; 15.1g); President Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial, 1969, in .900 silver (33mm; 20g). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (5)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
USA, New York International Exhibition, 1853, in white metal (51mm) by Dowler; Fourth Grand Industrial Expo, Cincinnati, 1873, in white metal (28mm); Memorial Medal struck at World's Fair, 1876, in gilt bronze (24mm); Foreign Exhibition, Boston, 1883, in gilt bronze (29mm) (Rulau 26a); Central Canada Exhibition, Ottawa, 1888, in white metal (31mm); Canada, Montreal Exhibition, 1895, in aluminium (30mm) (Lr. 1517). First with edge bumps and a few tin pest spots, otherwise very fine, the others extremely fine. (6)
Estimate $50
SOLD $110
USA, North, Central and South American Exposition, New Orleans, 1885-86, in bronze (73mm) by P.L. Krider, obverse, buffalo on mound, palm tree, four figures, namely woman wearing cross, Native American with spear and headdress, woman in gown holding a wreath blessing the buffalo with her mace, second Native American kneeling with tomahawk, THE THREE AMERICAS in exergue, reverse, legend in 8-lines and around a wreath of corn, cotton, wheat and tobacco. A few surface marks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $210
USA, Columbian Expo, 1892, in aluminium (44mm) (H.K. 170); another type (H.K. 174); another type in bronze (25mm) with busts of Washington, Lincoln, Grant; World's Columbian Expo, Maryland's Participation, 1893, in bronze (45mm) (H.K. 213a, rare); Columbian Expo Naval Parade, New York, 1893, in white metal (31mm) (Rulau C53); California Midwinter International Expo, 1894, in aluminium (38mm) (H.K. 252, rare); Louisiana Purchase Expo, St Louis, 1904, in bronze (34mm) (H.K. 302), the second, third and fourth pierced for suspension. Extremely fine or better. (7)
Estimate $150
SOLD $160
USA, Landing on the Moon, 1969, in silver (.9999; 14.9g; 34mm); 10th Anniversary of America in Space, 1971, silver ingot (.925; 66.2g) by Franklin Mint (with case); space exploration medals (2) in bronze (39mm) for Apollo XV (1971) and Apollo XVI (1972). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $60
SOLD $70
USA, Pearl Harbor 50th Anniversary one ounce silver, 1991; USAF Desert Storm/Desert Shield one ounce silver, undated (2); Coca Cola Centennial medal, 1986, in bronze (75mm); Rust International appreciation medal, 1993, in bronze (89mm) (2); various other medals (13); promotional pieces including wooden nickels, oversized USA coins (75mm each) (21 pieces), casino tokens and other tokens and souvenir items such as 1992 J.C.Penney US Olympic pin collector's set; also a Chinese medal for Confucius, in bronze (35mm). Mostly very fine - uncirculated. (lot)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
World medallions, medalets and tokens, a varied selection including 19th century issues. Mostly good - uncirculated. (approx 300)
Estimate $300
SOLD $240
World medals, including France, Capitaine Cook, Antarctic Voyage 200th Anniversary, in silvered bronze (83mm) by Helene Guastalla for the Paris Mint, 1972 (boxed); Italy, 700th Anniversary Francscona, 1926, in bronze (70mm) by Lorioli & Castelli, Milano; New Zealand, Wellington College, prize medal in silver (30mm) inscribed on reverse, '1935/Swimming/50yds open 1st/100 yds open 1st/F.G.S.Penlington' (boxed); Pope John Paul II Visit to New Zealand, 1986, in bronze gilt (50mm) (Morel 1986/8); Aoraki Polytechnic 10th Anniversary, 1994, in bronze (50m) cased; Rhodesia, Independence, 1965, in bronze (38mm) cased; USA, Hall of Fame for Great Americans at New York University, in bronze (45mm [12]) includes Alexander Graham Bell, Henry Wordsworth Longfellow, Emma Willard, Washington Irving. Very fine - nearly uncirculated. (18)
Estimate $120
SOLD $140
World medals, Germany, WWI Patriot's medal for donating jewellery to war effort, 1916, blackened bronze (40mm) replica, Otto v. Bismarck proclaimed Kaisar 1871, in fine silver, undated (c1998) (2, 30mm and 26mm); German East Cultural Association medal 'Vietnam Wins', 1970, in copper (40mm); South Africa, replica Batavian one guilder 1802, ship reverse only as obverse, reverse 'Van Riebeeck/Replika', in cupro nickel (34mm), prize medal, undated, in silver (31.5mm), by RMP, obverse, monogram SNI, legend 'First Prize/Eerste Prys', reverse, wreath, pierced hole for suspension; USA, watch fob for N.J.Schloss & Co, New York, in form of French Exposition Universelle medal 1889 in bronze (31mm); Vatican, Sede Vacante, 1823, in white metal (30mm x 3mm thick), obverse, S.P.Q.R, reverse, Sede/Vacante/MDCCCXXIII, issued by the Conservatives of the City of Rome (Boccia 83; Cal• 43). Very fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
World medals, Roberts Birds medals by Franklin Mint, 1970/71, in sterling silver (51mm; 65g) (2) Series I No.4 Swallows and Series II No.9 Ruffed Grouse; Egyptian/Israeli Peace Treaty Eyewitness Medal, 1979, in sterling silver (38mm; 20g); Polish Constitution commemorative, 1493-1993, in sterling silver (38mm; 25g). Uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $130
SOLD $90
World medals, International Society of Postmasters medallic first day covers each with a proof sterling silver medal (approx 22g), set of thirty six, 1976-1978. In official album, this with some marking, otherwise uncirculated - FDC. (36)
Estimate $500
SOLD $450
World, sterling silver medals of the nations of the world as unofficial issues of the United Nations as PNC, each silver medal is (13.28 g), one PNC is gilt sterling silver. FDC. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
One Hundred Greatest Cars, a collection of one hundred sterling silver ingots by John Pinches, c1975, total weight 5.14oz. In case tray but no case, uncirculated. (100)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130