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Coca Cola sovereign, 1997 (7.40g .9999 fine gold). Without case of issue No 07122, uncirculated.
Estimate $500
SOLD $550
Australian silver koala, proof one ounce .999 fine silver medallions, 1997, 1998 (2), 2000, 2001 by Downies; together with Australian pre-decimal coin set, halfpenny - florin, in card folder; fifty cents, 1966, 1970, 1977, 1981 (2), 1982 in plastic holder. Very good - uncirculated. (7)
Estimate $120
SOLD $130
Perth Mint, Bicentennial of Bass and Flinders Voyage, 1998, proof-like medal in silver (5oz .999 fine, 65mm) edge marked 5 T.O.999 A6. In case of issue with certificate No 283 of 500, FDC.
Estimate $100
SOLD $180
Centenary of Gallipoli, 2015, in silver (51mm, 67.2g) and bronze (51mm), both with small Victoria Cross and enamelled ribbon affixed to centre of obverse, struck by the Adelaide Mint for the Numismatic Association of Victoria. In cases of issue with story card and a certificate No 11/20 for the silver medal, uncirculated. (2)
Estimate $120
SOLD $250
Medalets, includes Alfred The Good/Exhibition Building, 1880, in silver (22mm) (C.1880/1), holed for suspension; Centennial International Exhibition Melbourne/Julius Silbermann & Co, 1888/9, in bronze (25mm) (C.1888-9/3); Tasmanian Exhibition Launceston, 1891-2, in silver (17mm) (C.1891-2/3), holed for suspension; H.M.A.S.Australia/Arrival of Commonwealth's Flagship, 1913, in gilt (19mm) (C.1913/4), with suspension loop; Gippsland Hospital Jubilee Year, 1916, in gilt and another in silvered (27mm) (C.1916/3) (2), first with suspension loop and second with loop removed; Josef Stalin, 2/- fund raising stick-pin in silvered (23mm), by Amor Ltd; various others (10). Good - extremely fine. (17)
Estimate $100
SOLD $120
Assorted medalets and tokens, 1880-1994, in various metals, includes, anniversaries, jubilees, Cook Bi-centenary, 1970 in silver (C.1970/22), Royal Visit, 1977, in silver (C.1977/6), Peace, Anzac, Thorbecke's Cigarettes (C.1880/17), Visit of the First Commonwealth Fleet to Sydney, 1913 (C.1913/5), Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938 (C.1938/12), Exhibitions, Melbourne, 1980, in copper (C.1980/8), 1988, in copper (C.1988/10a), Tasmania, 1994, in brass (oval 69x44mm) History of Australia, medals in silver (26mm) No's 1-24 (see C.pg 668), Spirit of Australia, set of 20 medalets. Good - uncirculated. (95)
Estimate $250
SOLD $290
Medalets, Adelaide Exhibition, 1881, in gilded (22mm) (C.1881/2); To Commemorate H.R.H. Prince of Wales Visit to Australia, 1920, in silvered (27mm) (C.1920/5); Centenary of Melbourne/and Victoria, 1934-35, in silvered (27mm) (C.1934-35/1); Souvenir of Visit to Royal Show, 1948, in aluminium (28mm) (C.1948/2), with metal defect in form of a bubble from rim to rim at top on obverse; Sesqui Centenary of Issue of Holey Dollar, 1964, in gilt (29mm) (C.1964/4); Captain Cook Bi-Centenary, Botany Municipal Council, 1970, in gilt (30mm) (C.1970/8); Sutherland Shire, Captain Cook Bi-Centenary Commemoration Committee award medal, 1970, in silvered (38mm) (C.1970/33); also New South Wales Police button (QC) in nickel silver (20.5mm). Very fine - extremely fine. (8)
Estimate $50
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Various medalets, many commemorating towns, schools or national parks, includes a commemorative school badge, also Royal Tour 1954 gilt medals with ribbons (C.1954/2) (2), Royal Hobart Centenary Regatta, 1938, in tombac silvered, one with and one without suspension (36mm) (C.1938/12) (2), National Broadcasting Commission 10th Anniversary, 1983, in nickel plate (32mm) (C.1983/39), with suspension and ribbon fitted, America's Cup Winner, 1983, medals by M.R.Robert's in gilt (32mm) (2, one with NN of WINNER back to front), a Kodak Holey Dollar Medal, 1988, in silver (31mm) (C.1988/18), together with Papua New Guinea Banking Corporation 5 Years Anniversary, 1979, in gilt (32mm), holed for suspension. Fine - uncirculated. (27)
Estimate $100
SOLD $90
Assorted medals, 1970-2008, including Captain Cook bicentenary, 1970 (2) in silver (38mm, 51mm) (C.1970/22, 1970/32); La Trobe centenary, 1975, in silver (38mm) (1975/1); City of Coburg centenary, gilded (51mm) (C.1975/2); 150th anniversary St Matthew's Church, New Norfolk, 1975 (50mm) (C.1975/5); City of Narracan centenary, 1978, in bronze (47mm) (C.1978/12); 150th anniversary Western Australia, 1979, in cupro nickel (43mm) (C.1979/22); Melbourne International Centenary Exhibition, 1980, in silver (38mm) (C.1980/8); Royal Geographical Society South Australia branch centenary, 1985, in bronze (47mm) (C.1985/17); 150th anniversary Ross River bridge, 1986, in bronze (51mm) (C.1986/24); Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria centenary, 1992, in bronze (51mm); Annand Smith sesquicentenary, 1999, box medallions (2) in bronze and silver, each with 21 double sided cards within and numbered 09, S9; Centenary of Scouting in Australia, 2008, in gilt bronze (51mm). Some medals cased, extremely fine - uncirculated. (14)
Estimate $180
SOLD $120
Medals, medallions, medalets, tokens, badges and pins, an assortment, mostly in base metal, of note Perth Mint Exhibition silver medallion 1995, The Spirit of Australia Medals (set of 20, Cu/Ni) in album (2) and opening of the Barrier Highway bronze medallion 1972. Very fine - uncirculated. (49)
Estimate $60
SOLD $50
Membership badges, Australian Jockey Club, 1926/27; Bondi Diggers (pin, undated); City Tattersals Club, 1923/24, 1939, 1941, 1945 (Golden Jubilee), 1947; Sydney Cricket Ground, 1905/6, 1906/7, 1920/21 & 1926/27; Royal Life Saving Society, Bronze Medallion, awarded 1910. Very fine. (12)
Estimate $50
SOLD $140
Badges, includes The King's School hat badge, lug-back; Wickham S.H.S (Superior High School) badge, by Angus & Coote, pin-back; NSW Branch Transport Workers Union of Australia, 1944, no.877, pin-back (pin clip fitting missing) (Smith 633); ARU (Australian Railways Union) National Convention Delegate, 1980s, pin-back (Smith 144); Women's League of Health & Beauty, by H.W.Miller, B'Ham, pin-back; unidentified LSD badge handcrafted in silver and enamel and featuring an owl sitting on a crescent shaped man in the moon face and with 4 stars at top right, by W.Burtt, pin-back (missing pin); handcrafted, curved silver (?) shield inscribed '1902', no maker, lug-back; also New Zealand, Country Women's Institute 'For Home And Country' badge, by Young & Co, Auckland, pin-back; N.Z.W.Fed. 1922 Union of Brotherhood, WEST'Pt (impressed) B'ch, number 44 on back slide. Fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $100
SOLD $110
Badges, includes tinnies for 1956 Olympic Games representatives (8, each a different star athlete or swimmer); The Phantom's Club Member; Rocky Starr A Man Of Stamina; Snowy McGann; others (approx 60) including several very large types and other stick-pin non-tinnies (13); other metal badges, mostly with enamel, includes N.S.W. Junior Farmers Club; Protestant Alliance Friendly Society Juvenile Member; Girl Guides; N.S.W. Gould League of Bird Lovers; LGCC; The League of Ovaltinys; Newcastle Lapidary Club; others including various club membership issues (60). Mostly fine - extremely fine. (approx 151)
Estimate $280
SOLD $190
Australia, M.J.R.U. badge, 1940, in gilt and enamel (17.5mm), by Millers Ltd, Sydney, numbered 301; Aust Legion of Ex-Servicemen & Women badge (KC) in gilt and enamel (31x26mm), by A.J.Parkes, Brisbane, pin-back (no pin), numbered Q9041; New South Wales NES Warden badge (KC), in silvered and enamel, pin-back; also Great Britain, EMU checkpiece guaranteeing chains have passed Admiralty test, undated, in bronze (26mm), holed at top; Temperance Society medal in white metal (38mm), by J.Moore, pierced hole at top for suspension; religious tinnies (2); E.R.M. - K.M.S. Belgium Military Academy jacket button in brass; unidentified WAACC badge, 1877, in gilt (28mm), pin-back. Very fine - extremely fine. (9)
Estimate $40
SOLD $10
Australian - American Association, enamelled tin badge (56mm), named on front to, 'Frances/Conrow'. Some toning marks, otherwise very fine and scarce.
Estimate $80
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Black Family coat of arms badge, Australian version with kangaroo at top between motto Via Crusis Via Lucis (Cross the Path of Light), in silver (34x46mm), pin-back, hallmarked for Edinburgh 1955, by maker 'M&C' (Mackay & Chisholm, Edinburgh). Nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $80
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Sydney Harbour Bridge bottle opener, 1932, cast in brass (57.5x120mm), with suspension ring; I (heart [for Love]) Sydney Ferries tinnie badge; The Australian Classic Series pin badges (5), by Nu-color-Vue, on cards of issue (issue price $5.95 each), all different for Kangaroo, Koala, Wombat, Kookaburra, and Cockatoo, struck in metal with enamel (25mm), clip-pin back; also Australia, one dollar, 1984, with wide rim. Fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $50
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