LOT 4539
Boxed The British Numismatic Society Bronze Centenary Medal. 2003. Commemorative Medal of the 100th anniversary of the British Numismatic Society's founding.
In 2003 the British Numismatic Society celebrated its centenary and to mark this auspicious occasion in its history a special medal was commissioned by the Society and produced by the Royal Mint. Designed by the accomplished artist Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn, the medal seeks to capture the act of studying coins. Uncirculated. Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity.(112gr total.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 4539
Boxed The British Numismatic Society Bronze Centenary Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Great Britain. Prince Albert and Princess Alexandra AE Commemorative Medal. Dated 1888. Nuremberg mint (Münzprägeanstalt L. Chr. Lauer). Commemorative issue of Silver Wedding Anniversary.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by Ludwig Christian Lauer. THE FUTURE KING AND QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN & IRELAND · 1888 · and MADE IN GERMANY around conjoined busts of Prince Albert Edward and Princes Alexandra to left below three ostrich plumes / IN COMMEMORATION OF THE SILVER WEDDING around, OF TH. R. HS. ALBERT EDWARD PR. OF WALES - AND - ALEXANDRA PRS. OF WALES MARRIED 10th MARCH · 1863 · in ten lines. Cf. BHM 3358; W&E 1569A3; Rogers 590. 0.53gr, 13mm, 12h.
Extremely Fine. Extremely rare in this condition.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
The public celebrations for the silver wedding of the Prince and Princess of Wales were cancelled owing to the death of Kaiser Wilhelm I, when the court went into mourning (BHM 3353, note p.386). -
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Group of Four [4] AE Commemorative Medals. 19th century AD.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Various types. 105gr total.
Condition as seen.
Acquired from the early 1980s. From the private collection of a late Gloucestershire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Boxed The British Numismatic Society Bronze Centenary Medal. 2003. Commemorative Medal of the 100th anniversary of the British Numismatic Society's founding.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
In 2003 the British Numismatic Society celebrated its centenary and to mark this auspicious occasion in its history a special medal was commissioned by the Society and produced by the Royal Mint. Designed by the accomplished artist Danuta Solowiej-Wedderburn, the medal seeks to capture the act of studying coins. 112gr total.
Uncirculated. Accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
