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Auction: 9008 - The John Marshall Collection, other Ancient, British, World Coins, Comm Medals & Books
Lot: 115

x Egypt, Khedive Abbas Hilmi II (1892-1914), Dedication of the National Museum of Egyptian Antiquities, Cairo, 1897, large silver medal by Séraphin Emil Vernier, uniformed bust left wearing fez, signed and dated 1896 in right field, rev. crowned crest and open wreath above legend in Arabic and French naming the Khedive, the President of the Council of Ministers, the Minister of Public Works, the Directer General of Egyptian Antiquities, and Marcel Dourgnon the Architect, 70mm. (Forrer VI. 227), the edge stamped argent 950 M/M, nearly extremely fine, toned, very rare, Estimate £ 1,400-1,700

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