Catalogue
Territory of Papua, Village Councillor badge in aluminium (34x43mm), 1920's issue, by Millers Ltd. Sydney. (Mira p201/2). A few areas of light oxidation, otherwise virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $200
SOLD $120
Territory of Papua and New Guinea, Village Councillor badge in aluminium (35x45mm), post 1949 issue (Mira p203/4). Scuffing and hairlines on reverse, otherwise virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Territory of Papua and New Guinea, T.P. & N.G. Councillor badge (QC), 1965-73 issue in chrome plated bronze by Stokes A/Asia (Mira pp204/205). Good very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Territory of New Guinea, Luluai's TNG Disc, pre 1938, in bronze (32mm), ring suspension and loop (Mira p198-9), believed to have been used in Bougainville. Gilt worn, some pitting on reverse, otherwise fine and extremely rare, Mira states only 2 known to exist.
Estimate $500
SOLD $500
Territory of New Guinea, Luluai badge (KC), 1945-52, in brass with 2x2mm officially pierced holes for attachment, no maker's name and unnumbered (Mira p194, L1b). Small tone spot, otherwise virtually uncirculated.
Estimate $150
SOLD $90
Territory of New Guinea, Tul-Tul badge, in bronze with 3x3mm officially pierced holes for attachment, no maker's name and unnumbered, type 1 with tip of leaf pointing to N of Guinea (Mira p195). Very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $70
Territory of New Guinea, Head Tax token, 1933-1935, ten shillings (type III) (Mira p311), in aluminium (34mm), plain reverse, holed at top edge; Head Tax token, 1937-1938, ten shillings (like Mira type III but larger lettering) (Mira not recorded), in aluminium (36mm), reverse with unidentified impressed trademark and below this 5344, upset to 9 o'clock, holed at top and bottom edges. The first with some light tin oxidation and the second with a score mark that appears to have been on the blank before impressing details, overall extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $80
Territory of New Guinea, Head Tax token, 1935-1936, ten shillings (type III) (Mira p311), in aluminium (34mm), plain reverse, holed at top edge. Slight buckling and dirty, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
New Guinea Police Force, Native Constabulary Valour Badge, 1930-44, in brass, a test strike (30mm on a large planchet 37mm), by Amor. Toned uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Royal Papua & New Guinea Constabulary (KC) hat badge Type 1 (Mira p240); another but Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary (QC), missing '&' and no enamel or nickel plating (see Mira p240, Type 2), a trial without lugs, struck by Amor, Sydney. The first well worn, poor, the second toned uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $150
Passed in
Royal Papua & New Guinea Constabulary, Police Valour Medal, (instituted 1965), (Mira p234), trial strike by Amor, Sydney, before suspension added. Traces of mint red, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $300
Papua & New Guinea, Corrective Institutions Meritorious Service Medal, (Mira p241), trial strike by Amor, Sydney, before suspension added. Toned extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $40
Papua & New Guinea Fire Brigade, Fire Service Valour Medal, (instituted 1974), (Mira p244), trial strike by Amor, Sydney, on a thick planchet before suspension added. Traces of mint red, uncirculated.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Third South Pacific Games, 1969, Commemorative Medallion, in oxidised bronze and enamel (44mm), by Luke, Australia. In case, uncirculated.
Estimate $50
Passed in
Papua New Guinea, post-independence medal 1975 prototype (?), obverse with similar design as the Independence Medal 1975, reverse with native message drum being played and the legend, 'AHEBOU.UNITE.BUNG WANTAIM'. A few small edge nicks, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $50
Papua New Guinea, Independence 1975 Supporter's badge in the form of a tinnie (Mira p210); Children's Independence 1975 plastic discs (2, one red and one yellow), holed at top edge as issued (Mira p210/1); also South Pacific Games, Port Moresby, 1969, in silvered bronze (33mm), with suspension lug, obverse, Games symbol, reverse, map of Papua New Guinea. The last dark toned with some heavy spots of oxidation, otherwise very fine, the rest good very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $50
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