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Auction: 24123 - British and World Coins and Medals featuring the Pritchard Collection of 18th Century Provincial Tokens and Commemorative Medals - e-Auction
Lot: 1366

Coronation of Edward VII, Official 'Large' AE Medal, 9 August 1902, by G. W. de Saulles for the Royal Mint, EDWARD VII CROWNED 9 AUGUST 1902, crowned and draped bust right, rev. ALEXANDRA QUEEN CONSORT, crowned and draped bust right, 9. AUG. 1902 on banner below, 56mm, 80.51g (Eimer 1871a; BHM 3737), wiped and now with a red tone to dark-amber surfaces, otherwise devices virtually as struck; The Entente Cordiale, WM Medal, 1905, by F. Bowcher, for Spink & Son, crowned and draped facing bust, holding sceptre, rev. Britannia and Marianne shake hands, fleet of ships at sea behind, BREST-PORTSMOUTH 1905 in exergue below, 45mm, 32.12g (BHM 3922; Eimer 1888), some very light friction marks to otherwise brilliant surfaces, much as struck; Opening of Queen Alexandra Dock, Cardiff, 1907, AE Medal, by Spiridion and Son, conjoined, crowned and draped busts right, rev. TO COMMEMORATE THE VISIT TO THE CITY OF CARDIFF OF THE KING & QUEEN & H.R.H PRINCESS VICTORIA ON THE OCCASION OF THE OPENING OF THE QUEEN ALEXANDRA DOCKS 13TH JULY 1907, city arms in the centre, SIR W.S. CROSSMAN KT. LORD MAJOR J.L. WHEATLEY TOWN CLERK below, 52mm, 53.61g (Eimer 1900; BHM 3945), surfaces pock marked and lightly corroded in parts, darkened surfaces, very fine, better in parts; Coronation of George V, WM Medal, 1911, by Fattorini, crowned, draped and conjoined busts left, rev. N. MILLER . MAYOR . PRESTON . CORONATION, arms of Preston, JUNE . 22 . 1911 on banner below, 38mm, 8.72g (BHM 4033 [for obv]), speckled toning, otherwise extremely fine; Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales, AR Medal, 1969, bare head left, rev. Prince of Wales plume, 1st JULY 1969 INVESTITURE CAERNARVON below, 32mm, 17.98g, lightly contact marked and with speckled brown and blue toning, extremely fine; USA, World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, WM Medal, 1893, by S. D. Childs, Liberty standing facing, rev. view of ferris wheel, 39mm, 6.09g, contact marked and bright, very fine; World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago, AR Medal, 1893, view of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, rev. view of the landing of pilgrims and discovery of America, 59mm, 60.72g, heavily cleaned, about very fine (7)

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Estimate
£150 to £200

Starting price
£110