Catalogue
World, includes Canada, Banff Springs Hotel Centennial, 1988, in silvered (32mm); France, Notre Dame De Paris, 2008, in brass (34mm); Greek, Athletics School Championships, 1973, prize medal in gilt (51mm), also a tourism medal in style of ancient Greek man sitting and holding a staff and on the opposite side is an ancient boat, in purposely oxidised bronze (58mm), with pierced hole for suspension; New Zealand, Canterbury (N.Z) Centenary, The Arrival at Lyttelton 1850, in bronze (50mm); USA, Alaska Goldpanner medallion in silvered (39mm), the reverse with a natural gold nugget from the icy waters of Alaska, with information card; Souvenir of the 150th Anniversary of George Washington's Inauguration, 1939 New York World's Fair in bronze (32mm), pierced hole for suspension; also (Reader's Digest) Sweepstakes Ingot R/9313-3, gold-like promotional give-away. Fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $100
SOLD $60
World, includes China, wealth medal in silvered bronze (40mm), features Wu the god of wealth on the obverse and text translated as, 'The Philippine Palace of Morality' and 'Make Money and Gain Treasure', and on the reverse is Chinese text translated as, 'The God of Fortune'; Hong Kong, medal in silvered brass (39x44mm), with ring top suspension, obverse with eagle attacking a baby dragon, reverse, Chinese text for Hong Kong; Japan, large silvered bronze plaque (80x80x10mm), obverse with mother and child, reverse with Japanese text translated as, A 'Growing Child/100th Anniversary of Founding/October 26, 1972/Kita Ward Elementary School'. All items with much silvering worn, the last with barely any left, otherwise fine. (3)
Estimate $100
Passed in
World Scouting, 1950s-1970s, includes a variety of scouting patches for Jamborees including Canterbury (NZ) Jamboree 1954, Pan Pacific in Victoria (Australia) Jamboree 1948-1949, Pan Pacific in Sydney (Australia) Jamboree 1952-53, and various others as well as embroidered strips with Jamboree location names and scouting group locations, also various metal badges including Boy Scouts hat badges (2) and a commemorative badge from Czechoslovakia for A.B.Svojsik 1911-1946; Boy Scouts lapel badge; other scouting items. Mostly fine - extremely fine. (50)
Estimate $70
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World Historical Medals, a mixture from a variety of nations and of various themes, all base metal, mostly nineteenth and early twemntieth centuries issues. Nearly fine - very fine. (28)
Estimate $140
SOLD $190
World medals and medallions, various themes, all base metal and c1930 - modern. Fair - uncirculated. (17)
Estimate $40
Passed in
Lunar Fan-Shaped Collection, thirteen gold plated copper fan shaped medals, each depicting a Chinese Lunar symbol, by Macquarie Mint. In official case, uncirculated.
Estimate $60
Passed in
Assorted medals, medalets, tokens, world coins, "mock coins" and other peripheral numismatic oddities, from a variety of nations, minimal silver noted, date range, c1890-1990. In a shoe box, poor - extremely fine. (approx 200, 2.60 kg)
Estimate $80
SOLD $70