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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
Passed in
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
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
Passed in
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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