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Elizabeth II, various cased medals, commemorative issues, noted 50th Anniversary of Sir Ernest Shackleton's Death, undated (1972), in silver (38mm), with certificate no.1063, also Carnarvon Investiture of H.R.H. Charles, Prince of Wales, 1969, in silver (77mm) (case broken); and cased set of three 'Mayflower' medals, 1970 (set 44 of 500), plastic case damaged. Some cases with foxing or damaged as stated, medals uncirculated. (6 + set of 3)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
Croydon, 1977, mid-fired pottery unofficial teaching staff presentation medal (91mm), from Croydon High School, South Australia, obverse, a grotesque face with tongue sticking out, at the right side a fly and at the left 'Croydon 1977', reverse, a sexually explicit depiction of an ithyphallic satyr advancing right and carrying off a nymph who has a bottle in one hand and a cup in the other, based on the design of ancient Greek Thracian Islands coinage of Thasos c500-480BC. Crude but uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, England, Deputy Director General appointment medal in silver (38mm), with suspension ring, obverse, Cambridge University buildings, reverse, 'IBC/D.D.G (in Old English font)/Deputy Director General/(inscribed) M.A.Vincent/(inscribed) Oceania/Division', hallmarked for Toye Kenning & Son, Birmingham, 1987. Toned, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $100
Passed in
Armorial metal dies, (2), one (20mm) features an arm in armour holding a sword all inside a garter belt bearing the motto, 'Esto Quod Esse Videris' (Be Ever Faithful), the other (19mm) features an arm in armour holding a sword all inside a shield. Good very fine. (2)
Estimate $50
Passed in
Ireland, school prize medal, 1833, in silver (33mm), with suspension ring and loop, engraved disc, obverse, tree branch and at the top, 'Fit Surculus Arbor' (Becomes a Tree), and below the year, 1833, reverse, 'From/Gerd. Macklin Esq. MD/To/Master Willm Phipps/for Superior Answering/in/Latin Elocution &c'. Very fine.
Estimate $250
SOLD $550
Ireland, school presentation medal, 1852, in silver (38mm), with suspension bracket, plain reverse with maker's mark 'HF' (Henry Flavelle of Dublin), obverse inscribed, 'Presented/To/Master William H Metcalfe/For/Remarkable diligence/regularity and good conduct/by/John H Hardy AB/June 16th,1852.' Good very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $380
Ireland, Co(unty). Cavan Agricultural Society, inscribed, 'Ploughing Match 1881', in bronze (49.5mm), reverse inscribed, 'J.W.Humphreys/2nd Prize/1st Class'. A few small edge bumps and nicks, a spot of oxidation on reverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $100
Scotland, Royal Society of the Arts, (1810), award medal in silver (42mm), by E.Pidgeon, reverse inscribed around the top, 'To Mr George Spark MDCCCX' and in the centre, 'For/A/Noctuarium'. Some digs on obverse and small edge nicks, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Scotland, Calder Water-head Agricultural Society, award medal for ploughing, handcrafted in silver (oval 40x59mm), marked for Edinburgh and maker 'J Mc.' (James McKay), obverse, 'Given/By The/Calder/Water-head Agricultural/Society/To/Robt Carsewell/1824', reverse, engraving of a plough, with suspension hole. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $400
Scotland, Roslin Gymnastics Games, 1844, in silver (48x60mm), plain silver disc with ornate surround and scroll suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Fowling Peice (sic) Shooting/Gained By/John Brown/2nd August 1844'. Very fine.
Estimate $150
SOLD $240
Royal Scottish Society of Arts, (1849), award medal in silver (47mm), reverse inscribed, To/Mr. Wm. R. Douglas/Carpenter/Calder House/For His Machine For/Sawing Firewood/The Silver Medal/Value Five Sovereigns/1849'. Small edge nick and a few small digs on reverse, otherwise good very fine.
Estimate $150
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Scotland, Highland And Agricultural Society Of Scotland, Inst.MDCCLXXXIV (1784) (issued 1858 & 1871), in silver (45mm), obverse, allegorical female seated on a dais places wreaths on heads of two standing male agricultural workers, in exergue SEMPER ARMS/NUNC ET INDUSTRIA, reverse, a wreath and inside inscribed, 'To/Alex:McArthur/Boghole.', edge inscribed, 'For White Wheat Exhibited At Nairn 1858.'; another identical medal in silver (35mm), reverse inscribed, 'To/Alexr. McArthur/"(Boghole)"/For Wheat/Nairnshire/1871'. Both in cases of issue, hairlines, otherwise virtually uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $100
SOLD $200
Scotland, Allanton School, 1861, medal for General Eminence handcrafted in silver (64mm), with scroll suspender, reverse inscribed, 'Gained/By/James Steele./High Newton.' Two small edge nicks on reverse, otherwise good very fine and rare.
Estimate $300
SOLD $200
Scotland, Ayr, Alloway Ploughing Match, 1873, Given By Mr Dewar, in silver (39.5mm), handcrafted with suspension loop and ring, unnamed. Very fine.
Estimate $200
SOLD $160
Antarctic medals, Great Britain, Royal Geographic Society, The Scott Memorial Medal, cast copy in bronze (54mm) (BHM 4101; Eimer 1933), by F.Bowcher, obverse, bust of Captain Scott, reverse, five members of the 1910-13 expedition on skis trekking right; USA, Antarctica Service Medal with riband bar (est'd 1960 for service from 1946 on) in plastic case; USSR, 30th Anniversary of Antarctic Treaty, 1991, in bronze (65mm), obverse, two penguins, ship, aircraft, snow mobile, sheds, all in Antarctic setting, below XXX above map of Antarctic, reverse, dove of peace with NATO symbol above and around in Russian language the names of signatories to treaty, Argentina, Australia, Belgium, Great Britain, Norway, New Zealand, USSR, USA, France, Chile, South Africa and Japan, with issue box. The first poor, the rest uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $80
SOLD $140
Fiji, prototype medal (?), no suspension, obverse features the same design as the Meritorious Service Award Medal, the reverse which is upset 180 degrees features a kneeling native warrior with spear and the obverse and reverse have the same edge pattern. Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
France, A.H.Costentin of Tourville, 1823, in bronze (41mm), by Pingret, obverse, bust of Costentin left, reverse, 9-lines of French text; another undated in bronze (41.5mm), with same obverse but reverse with the French cruiser 'Tourville' steaming right; Souvenir of the War Against Prussia, 1870, in bronze (46.5mm), arrival at Lyon of Dictator Gambetta; Lycee Bonaparte (College Bourban), prize medal in bronze (41mm), inscribed to Rondineau for Rhetoric Class, 2nd place in new French speech, 1860. Very fine - extremely fine. (4)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
France, Gold Medal to Aucher Bros, undated, uniface promotional checks in gilt bronze (50mm) (2), one with legend, 'Londres Paris' at top and 'Sydney Melbourne' at bottom, the other with legend, '14 Medailles - Expositions Univlle De Londres - Nationales Paris'. The first with edge bump, otherwise very fine - extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $60
France, Thomas Cook & Son Geography prize medal, undated (pre 1905), in bronze (50mm), by Alphee Dubois and H.Dubois. Very fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
France, French Foreign Office medal, (1925), in bronze (64mm), by Daniel Dupuis, obverse, bust of female right with branch of laurel woven through hair, reverse, plain except for legend and inscribed, 'A/Monsieur Pierre Herry/Le 11 Juin 1925'; Alliance Francaise, (1934), teacher's service award in silver (50mm), by Daniel Dupuis, obverse, female teacher seated with student children around, reverse, open book with laurel branch behind, on the book is a panel inscribed, 'Pierre Herry/Sydney/1934'. In cases of issue, nearly uncirculated; uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
France, Ministry of Youth and Sports medal, undated, in bronze (66mm), by P.Pradeilhes, unnamed. In case of E.Bouillot, Paris, extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $70
Germany, Frankfurter Tennis Klub 1914, 29 Juli 1930, in silvered bronze (45x72mm), by Jorgum & Tretz, obverse, male tennis player serving from baseline, reverse, plain, unnamed. In a case, toned, good very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
India, The Martiniere College - Lucknow medal, undated (late 1800s), in silver (38mm), by Magha, (Puddester 836.2.1), with suspension ring and loop, obverse, bust of General Martin to right, around 'LABORE ET CONSTANTIA' (By Toil and Perseverance), reverse, around 'LA MARTINIERE COLLEGE, LUCKNOW', in centre, 'PRESENTED TO'. Small dig in obverse field, toned, nearly extremely fine and very rare.
Estimate $200
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Netherlands, Friesche Maatschappij Van Landbouw (Frisian Society of Agriculture), Sneek, 1870, in silver (48.5mm), obverse, arms of West Friesland in a wreath, reverse inscribed, 'Aan (to)/Mr E. Jongsma/ sedert de oprigting (since its foundation)/ Algemeene Secretaris - Penningmeester (General Secretary - Treasurer). Hairlines, otherwise extremely fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
New Caledonia, and Dependencies, (1877), Noumea presentation medal in bronze (51mm), by J.Lagrange, reverse inscribed, 'A/Mr. Carter/1877'. Some small digs on reverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $100
SOLD $220
Russia, Grand Duke Svyatoslav of Kiev, undated portrait series issue (c1783-96), in bronze (78mm), obverse, helmeted, bearded bust of Svyatoslav wearing armour and facing right, reverse, angelic figure with horn in right hand and wreath in left hand, above fields with building at rear, 'He raises the honour of the State'. Scarce, but many dig marks in obverse field, otherwise fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $30
Sri Lanka, Henerat(h)goda Agri-Horticultural & Industrial Show, award fob medal, undated, in silvered bronze (33x41mm), obverse, workers in rural setting, one ploughing field, reverse, 'Awarded/To', unnamed. Toned, otherwise nearly extremely fine.
Estimate $50
SOLD $80
Sweden, 25th Anniversary of invention of AB Separator, 1883-1908, in silver (61mm) and another (50mm), by Erik Lindberg, obverse, busts of Gustaf De Laval & John Bernstrom facing right, reverse, Science attended by Mercury, the name of the continents around the top. The smaller medal in case and with some digs on obverse, both with small edge nicks, otherwise fine - very fine. (2)
Estimate $100
Passed in
USA, Washington before Boston Medal, 1776, 1970 restrike by Paris Mint, in bronze (68mm), by Du Vivier; Thomas Jefferson Peace and Friendship Medal, 1801, in bronze (76mm); another identical but smaller (33mm); Calvin Coolidge Inaugurated 1923 & 1925, issued 1928, in gilt bronze (76mm). The last with much loss of gilt, otherwise very fine - uncirculated. (4)
Estimate $60
Passed in
USA, The America's Cup Challenge, 1977, set of two medals in sterling silver (35mm; each guaranteed to be one ounce), by The Springfield Mint. In case of issue with certificate, uncirculated. (set of 2)
Estimate $50
SOLD $30