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Royal Humane Society of Australasia, Instd. A.D. 1874, struck in bronze (38mm), by C.Turner D. J.Hogarth F. (Sydney), reverse inscribed 'Van Mollier/30th Decr./1886'. Remnants of glue on obverse, otherwise very fine.
Estimate $500
SOLD $300
Royal Humane Society of Australasia, Instd. A.D.1874, bronze medal, inscribed 'Samuel Francis/Bennett/23rd March 1904'; also fob medal, hand engraved in gold (18ct, 17.0g, 28x28mm), uncertain maker, ring top suspension, reverse inscribed 'To/Samuel Bennett/for rescuing/George Haddrell/From Drowning At/New Plymouth/March 23rd 1904'. Extremely fine; very fine. (2)
Estimate $3,000
SOLD $1,800
Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, type I medal struck in bronze (60x40mm), no maker, swivel pin suspender, ribbon and bar with pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Awarded To/Allan (sic) Leonard/In Recognition Of/An Act/Of Bravery/1913' (O&D.126). Good extremely fine, in original gold lettered case of issue.
Estimate $2,000
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Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, Type I, bronze medal (38mm), no maker, suspender with ribbon and bar with pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Awarded to/Alan McIvor Stevenson/In Recognition of/Bravery/1914' (O&D.126). Cased, extremely fine with papers.
Estimate $2,000
SOLD $1,400
Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, medal struck in silver (38mm), no maker, swivel supender, ribbon and bar with pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Awarded To/John Patrick Culhane/In Recognition/Of a Conspicuous Act/Of Bravery 1914' (O&D.126). Toned, very fine.
Estimate $2,500
SOLD $1,500
Group of Nine: British War Medal 1914-18; Victory Medal 1914-19; War Medal 1939-45; New Zealand War Service Medal 1939-45; Coronation Medal 1937; Coronation Medal 1953; New Zealand Efficiency Decoration (GRI) (O&D.97); New Zealand Teritorial Service Medal (O&D.91, Wright reverse); New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal (O&D.92, no maker). 45838 L/Cpl. J.L.Dighton N.Z.E.F. on the first and second medals; Capt. J.L.Dighton, Wellington Rgt. on the seventh medal; Lt. J.L.Dighton Wgton. Rgt. on the eighth and ninth medals. The first, second, eighth and ninth medals impressed, the seventh medal engraved, the third, fourth, fifth and sixth medals unnamed; also, Royal Humane Society of New Zealand Medal (Type 2, swivel suspender), struck in gold (15ct, tot wt 39.5g), by E & Co. (Elkington & Co Ltd, Cheapside), hallmark for London, 1913, suspender with ribbon and bar with pin-back, reverse inscribed 'Awarded/To/John L.Deighton [sic]/In Recognition of a/Very Conspicuous/Act of Bravery/1915' (O&D.126); N.B.H.S. (Napier Boys' High School), handcrafted in gold (9ct, 6.0g, 40x32mm), by J.L.Grieve (Gisborne), reverse inscribed 'Senior Champ/J.L.Dighton'; another, stock medal in silver (25mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Tournament/1914/J.Dighton'; another, in silver (30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'J.Dighton/2nd Long Jump/1915'; Napier High School No.3, NZ Cadets, Ladies Challenge Cup, uniface medal, struck in silver, English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'Serg.J.Dighton'; L.D.S., hand engraved in silver and gold (36x36mm), no maker, reverse inscribed '2nd Prize/220 Yards'; Te Awa S.C., hand engraved in gold (9ct, 8.9g, 29x28mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'Club Champnp./J.L.Dighton/1916'; N.Z.U.T., uniface, struck in bronze (32x33mm), by Bock (Wellington), reverse inscribed 'J.L.Dighton/V.U.C./880 Yds Flat/1920'; The Royal Life Saving Society Award of Merit, struck in silver (29mm), English maker and hallmark, reverse inscribed 'J.L.Dighton'; another, For Life Saving Skill With Surf Life Line, struck in bronze (30mm), no maker, reverse inscribed 'J.Deighton [sic]/18.2.23'; another, Service Cross, struck in silver and enamel (30x28mm), on ribbon with pin-back bar, reverse inscribed 'J.L.Dighton'; another, Honorary Life Governor badge, in gilt and enamel (35x28mm), English maker, pin-back. Some of the group of nine medals mounted out of order on a bar as worn, the Royal Humane Society of New Zealand medal in Elkington case of issue (this broken), others loose, the last eleven (except where stated) with ring top suspensions, fine - extremely fine. (21)
Estimate $15,000
SOLD $9,000
Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, bronze medal, reverse inscribed 'Awarded To/Peter Scott Isbister/For an Act/of Bravery/30th September 1930'. Very fine.
Estimate $1,750
SOLD $1,000
Royal Humane Society of New Zealand, bronze medal (38mm), by Mayer & Kean, Wellington, suspender with ribbon, reverse inscribed 'Awarded to Robert Macfarlane Sloan/for an Act/of Bravery/26th Dec.1934' (O&D.126). Cased, extremely fine.
Estimate $1,000
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Royal Humane Society of New Zealand Bronze Medal, Type 2, with ribbon buckle bar suspension, reverse inscribed, 'Awarded to/Mark Bruce/Thompson/for an act of valour/on 21 November 1981', all this inscription voided but still clearly visible. Uncirculated.
Estimate $400
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