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LOT 3020
British Commemorative Medals - Elizabeth II - Commemorative Medal Obverse Die 1953 A.D. or later
Steel obverse medal die (incuse and reversed). Obv: profile bust with ELIZABETH II legend and stars. Extremely fine.(255 grams, medal 28mm diameter.). [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of R W M collector.
Footnotes
No commemorative medal from this die has been traced so there is no information as to the event being celebrated although the youthful portrait suggests that the 1953 coronation is perhaps likely; it may be a pattern type that was not issued.
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LOT 3020
British Commemorative Medals - Elizabeth II - Commemorative Medal Obverse Die
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Steel master hub and die pair for coronation medal obverse. Obv: proud and incuse three-quarter facing bust; the hub with incuse punched number S2 to base and the die with same number to side. 782 grams total, medal face 38 mm.
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Property of R W M collector.
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