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Auction: 25121 - Spink Numismatic e-Circular 40: British and World Coins, Medals and Artefacts - e-Auction
Lot: 1877

Marriage of George Duke of York to Princess Mary of Teck, AE Medal, 1893, by Spink & Son, draped busts of H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE DUKE OF YORK K.G. and H.S.H. PRINCESS VICTORIA MARY OF TECK each in an oval frame linked by a monogrammed heart GM, facing towards each other, rev. MARRIED AT THE CHAPEL ROYAL ST. JAMES'S PALACE JULY 6TH 1893, shields of the couple surmounted by crown, plain edge, 51mm, 67.36g (Eimer 1781; BHM 3446), scattering of very light contact marks to light brown surfaces, nevertheless a handsome glass-like brilliance in the fields, near as struck; another, AE Medal, 1893, by Spink & Son, draped busts of H.R.H. PRINCE GEORGE DUKE OF YORK K.G. and H.S.H. PRINCESS VICTORIA MARY OF TECK each in an oval frame linked by a monogrammed heart GM, facing towards each other, rev. MARRIED • AT • CHAPEL • ROYAL • ST • JAMES'S • PALACE • 6 • JULY • 1893, Britannia attending the couple, who stand at an altar, hands clasped, shields in exergue, plain edge, 51mm, 57.20g (Eimer 1781; BHM 3446), lightest of contact marking and speckled darkening to otherwise pleasingly chocolate brown surfaces, glass-like brilliance to the fields, extremely fine; Coronation of Edward VII, AR Medal, 1902, by F. Bowcher for Spink & Son, EDWARD • VIII ALEXANDRA, crowned and draped busts right, rev. GOD SAVE THE KING, Britannia holding crown aloft, the children of the nation gather below, Westminster Abbey behind, CROWNED JUNE 26TH 1902 in exergue in two lines, plain edge, 40mm, 26.25g (BHM 3741), wiped and some minor marking, nevertheless toned to the edges of the devices, near extremely fine; another, AR Medal, 1902, by F. Bowcher for Spink & Son, as before, 46mm, 54.10g, wiped, matte surfaces, toned, good fine; Jutland Memorial, AR Medal, 1916, by Spink & Son, TO • THE • GLORIOUS • MEMORY • OF • THOSE • WHO • FELL • THAT • DAY •, two crossed staves displaying the White Ensign and Union flag attached to an upright trident with a shield inscribed 31 MAY 1916, rev. twelve line inscription within wreath, plain edge, 45mm, 45.94g (Eimer 1951a; BHM 4124), wiped and smallest of contact mark to obverse, dark ochre toning to somewhat matte surfaces, extremely fine; Coronation Medal of Elizabeth II, AR Medal, 1953, by Spink and Son, ELIZABETH II CROWNED JUNE 2ND 1953, crowned and draped bust right, rev. view of Buckingham Palace from St James's Park, emblems of four nations in exergue, plain edge, 57mm, 80.88g (BHM 4458; Eimer 2086a), speckled toning blanketed across the fields, as struck, the ever popular larger type (6)

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Estimate
£300 to £500

Starting price
£250