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Badges and medals, c1900-1971, includes Antarctic, army, athletics, bands, bowling, Cook, Gaelic, lodge, navy, Olympics, rifle club, schools, travel, victory and wrestling. Fine - extremely fine, some scarce. (21)
Estimate $250
SOLD $200
Various badges and medals, British Commonwealth Paraplegic Games, 1974, struck in brass (38mm) (M&P.1974/8); Ch-Ch Polytechnic, Annual Food Competition, 1991, uniface struck in gilt (34mm), no maker (M&P.-) [illustrated]; Petone Bowling Club badge, in gilt and enamel (35x24mm), by Bock, Wellington, pin-back; Cash Handling Systems, Auckland, 'Token' in steel (27mm) (G.-; TMR.-) [illustrated]; Shotover Jet, Queenstown, NZ (New Zealand Collector Coin - Tourist Dollar), struck in brass (30mm), packaged; 'B.H.S.' badge in voided silver (30x25mm), by Jones & Sons, pin-back. Very fine - uncirculated. (6)
Estimate $200
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Badges and medals, a group of silver and base metal items, from 1909 - 1975, includes bowling, British Empire Games 1950, cricket, croquet, fishing, girl guides, highland, hockey, life saving, lodge, Orphans Club, Red Cross, rugby, school, soccer, swimming and tennis. Fine - extremely fine. (51)
Estimate $400
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Queen's Service Medal, 1975, woman's shoulder badge. C.M.Ryan. Impressed. (O&D.13). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
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The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Member (MBE type 2) (Civilian) ladies breast badge, in a Royal Mint case of issue with covering letter from the Governor-General (Denis Blundell) dated 26 January 1977 and addressed to Miss I.G.Eise M.B.E. (Auckland); also, The Bledisloe Landscape Medal, struck in silver (50mm), by A.Kohn Ltd (Auckland) (inscribed on edge), obverse inscribed 'Ida G.Eise/1936' (S.510); another, as last but no maker's name, obverse inscribed 'Ida G.Eise/1949', in a case of A.Kohn Ltd, Auckland (S.510). Nearly uncirculated - uncirculated. (3)
Estimate $2,500
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Antarctica, United States Antarctic Program, Operation Deep Freeze, c1978, struck in bronze (56mm), no maker; another, Chapel of the Snows, struck in bronze (56mm), no maker. Extremely fine. (2)
Estimate $150
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Tin and celluloid badges, 1927-1979, includes All Blacks, school jubilees, Royal Visit 1927, Italy Surrenders 1943, British Isles Rugby Tour. Fine - very fine. (13)
Estimate $150
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Medal dies, steel, various sizes for medallions struck c1880s-1980s, probably ex a Wellington manufacturer, noted Ngahuranga Dining Rooms J.R.Smith (G.-), 1 pint milk (Zandi), stock agricultural medal (both side), Wellington Wollen Manufacturing Co and Lion NZ Whitbread (1982), includes a small hand press. Very good - fine. (13)
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Various, 1919-c1980s, Otago Public Schools, Athletics Assn, in bronze (25x27mm), reverse inscribed '50 Yds Sack Race/Under 14/1919/2nd/C.Bell'; Wellington Age Groups, silvered (40mm); Raumati Swimming Club, silvered (30mm); N.Z.A.C.A., West Coast (N.I.) Cycling Centre, silvered (28mm); Open Championships Wellington, in bronze (39mm), no maker's names, all with ring top suspensions. Fine - extremely fine. (5)
Estimate $100
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A small group of prize medals and badges, 1925-c1980s, includes life saving (2), Masonic (3), rifle shooting (2) and Archerfield School (3), in silver (3), gilt or gilt enamel (6) and bronze. Fine - very fine. (10)
Estimate $150
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Medals and badges, 1940s-1980s, mostly base metal, a few silver, includes agricultural, birds, bowling, centennials, croquet, dancing, diving, Druids, golf, gun club, hairdressing, jubilees, life saving, lodge, municipal, orchestra, Red Cross, rugby, schools, senior citizens, shipping, skating, swimming, tourist and tramping. Fine - extremely fine, a diverse group, some scarce. (134)
Estimate $600
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Badges and medals, c1940s-1980s, a group of mostly base metal issues including bowling, fire brigade, highland dancing, hockey, horse racing, rugby, Red Cross, schools, softball, unions. Fine - extremely fine. (50)
Estimate $250
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Trial strikes, c1980s, uniface, struck in brass, Hamilton Badminton Club, 1993 (30x20mm); Mana Darts Club (28mm); Floral Art Society N.Z. (20mm); Auckland Master Builders Association (20x20mm); also, in bronze, Wellington Age Groups (39mm). Very fine. (5)
Estimate $50
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Gold ingot, Auckland Coin & Bullion Exchange Ltd, c1980, one ounce .999 fine (30x18x2.5mm). Good extremely fine.
Estimate $1,800
SOLD $2,600
New Zealand Institute of Surveyors, Fulton Bequest Annual Prize Medal, struck in bronze (50mm), by M&K Ltd (Mayer & Kean, Wellington), reverse inscribed '1980/I.A.Pringle' (S.501). Extremely fine and rare.
Estimate $500
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Medals and badges, 1911-1989, including bowling, daffodils, dogs, girl guides, jubilees, Maori, marching, Marine Dept, Orphans Clubs, RNZAF, rowing, RSA, Savage Clubs, schools, a Wellington City Council shopping list pad and three steel dies c1900. Very good - uncirculated, many scarce. (56)
Estimate $500
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The Wallace International Collection of 15 Great All Blacks (1989), each (27.2mm), in press-in cardboard holder between two perspex sheets (M&P.p289); Wellington Girls College, silver badge (1949); New Zealand Amateur Fencing Association award medal (very good), base metal (41mm); Dunedin Orphans Club silver badge (25x25mm); badge, New Zealand - Ao-Tea-Roa, 1951 in brass and enamel (25mm). Mostly extremely fine - uncirculated. (19)
Estimate $100
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Medals and badges, a collection from 1877-1990s, includes athletics, bowling, boys' and girls' clubs, Buffalo Lodge, cricket, cycling, darts, farm safety, health club, pipe bands, railways, religious, rugby, schools, softball, Special Olympics, senior citizens, Tall Women's Assn, telephone test tokens, ten-pin bowling and Victoria League. Fine - extremely fine, individually annotated and priced in snap-lock plastic bags, many scarce. (59)
Estimate $600
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Miscellaneous badges and medallions, from 1891-1990s, includes Masonic, Rifle Association, schools, cycling and football, many in silver, also a key tag and 'A Medal Collection of 15 Great All Blacks' in a custom cardboard folder. Very good - extremely fine. (13 + folder)
Estimate $250
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Medals and badges, a small but diverse accumulation, 1898-c1990, in gold (2), silver and base metals, noted Auckland Industrial Exhibition, bowling, cricket, National Reserve (Otago), NZ Centenary (1940), NZ Federation of Justices, Order of St John, South Pacific Festival of Arts. Fine - extremely fine, many scarce. (19)
Estimate $300
SOLD $180
Group of badges and medals, an interesting selection c1900-1990s, includes boating, bowling, churches, cycling, dancing, golf, horse racing, marching, rowing, RSA, royal visit, rugby, schools, senior citizens, softball and 1940 Centennial, mostly base metal and enamel, a few silver. Fine - extremely fine. (73)
Estimate $300
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Medals and badges, a group from 1915-c1990s, mostly in base metal and enamel, includes A&P, bands, birds, bowling, Commonwealth Games, dancing, farming, fishing, football, highland games, hockey, horse racing, magicians, marching, Masonic, NAC, nursing, political, Post Office, rifle shooting, roller skating, rowing, Savage Club, schools, skiing and swimming. Fine - extremely fine. (62)
Estimate $250
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Medals and badges, an accumulation of various genres spanning the period 1930s-c1990s, noted bowling clubs, Buffalo Lodge (4), Duke of Gloucester visit, Otago Rugby Union, PR Royal Tour badges (5), S.A.B.U. Contest Tauranga 1937, schools, St Andrews Scottish Society Invercargill (2) and Whangarei & Northland Scottish Society (7), several in silver, many scarce. Fine - extremely fine. (42)
Estimate $800
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Badges, medals and tickets, 1930s-1990s, a wide range, mostly base metal, but a gold and (5) silver noted, includes NZ Railways, hat badges, c1950s for Guard, Porter, Attendant, Station Master and N.Z.Railways; school jubilees, WWII souvenir of Fiji, Wellington tram ticket, Lotteries Commission badges, Kiwipex 2006, bowling clubs, M.U.I.O.O.F., Empire Games 1950, Red Cross, NZ Centenary and Sydney souvenirs and other events. Very good - extremely fine. (59)
Estimate $700
SOLD $420
Badges, 1940-1990s, mostly brass and enamel, includes athletics, bowling, centennials, darts, marching, rifle club, roller skating, savage club, schools, social clubs and town souvenirs. Fine - extremely fine. (36)
Estimate $100
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A group of medals, c1970s-1990s, includes Firestone, Fairplay Sport, in copper (51mm); Kaimai Tunnel Holethrough, in copper (M&P.1976/4); New Zealand Special Air Service (M&P.NZCC/SAS/1); Riverton-Invercargill, New Zealand Marathon - 1993, in gilt (51mm); Royal Numismatic Society, in bronze (M&P.1981/1); Tauranga Harbour Bridge, in silver (M&P.1988/1); also, badge and fob medal in gilt and enamel, New Zealand (military). Extremely fine - uncirculated. (8)
Estimate $200
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Arbitrators' Institute of New Zealand, c1990s, uniface, struck in gilt (58x48mm), no maker (Mayer & Toye), pierced at top, unawarded. Extremely fine.
Estimate $100
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New Zealand Library Association, Russell Clark Award, c1990, uniface, struck in bronze (51x3.5mm); another (51x2mm), reverse inscribed 'NZ Library & Information Assn/Te Rau Herenga O Aotearoa'. Both unawarded, nearly uncirculated.
Estimate $150
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A large group, comprising medals, badges and tokens, dating from c1905 - 1990, mostly base metal, some silver, including A&P, athletics, bowling club, darts, exhibition, fire brigade, horse racing, jubilees, lodge, military, milk tokens, Mt Everest, Orphans club, special purpose tokens, Red Cross, rifle shooting, royal visits, rugby, Savage club, schools, other social clubs, swimming, tennis, tradesmen's tokens, union, 1990 commemoratives. Very good - FDC, a very diverse lot with many scarce items. (183)
Estimate $2,000
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A group of various badges and medals, 1936-1990, includes Ashburton High School (2), Concord School (Dux), cycling, life saving (2), NZ P&T Officers Assn., Orphans & Savage Clubs' long service badges (3), rugby, swimming, Taranaki Bowling Centre, plus three unidentified. Fine - extremely fine. (16)
Estimate $200
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