LOT 3529
Great Britain. Charles, Prince of Wales AR Investiture Medal. 1st July 1969. Commemorative issue of Investiture of Charles, Prince of Wales.
The Emblem of H.R.H the Prince of Wales: Three Ostrich Feathers above ribbon inscribed ICH DIEN / H.R.H. THE PRINCE OF WALES INVESTITURE • CAERNARVON CASTLE. JULY 1st 1969 •, the Royal Badge: The Welsh Dragon. W&E 8490A1. Extremely Fine. Toned.(112gr, 50mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 3529
Great Britain. Charles, Prince of Wales AR Investiture Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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France. Louis XIV AE Restrike Medal. Dated 1687 but struck after 1880. Commemorative issue of Château de Versailles. Dies by Michel Molart.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
LVDOVICVS★MAGNVS★REX★GALLIARVM★INVICTISSIMVS, laureate, draped, and cuirassed bust to left (68th effigy by Michel Molart), MOLART★F★ below / COLVIT MAGIS OMNIBVS VNAM, facade of the Chateau of Versailles as seen from the rear gardens; VERSALLIAE •1•6•8•7• in two lines below. French Mint Catalog - VOL I -205-H/B451. 161gr, 71mm, 12h.
Good Very Fine. In original case.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
France. First Empire, Napoléon I SN Medal. 19th century AD. Commemorative Medal of the Life and Deeds of Napoléon I. Design by Massonnet.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
NAPOLEON I EMPEREUR, bare head to right, MASSONNET. ÉDIT. below / NÉ 1769. CONSUL 1799. EMPEREUR 1804. MILAN, TURIN, LE CAIRE, ROME NAPLES, VIENNE, AMSTERDAM BERLIN, MADRID, LISBONNE, VARSOVIE, MOSCOU, CODE CIVIL 1804. ABDICATION 1814. ILE D'ELBE 1815. STE HELENE. MORT EN 1821 in twelve lines. Collignon 337. 43gr, 50mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s. -
Commemorative Medal Celebrating Admiral Vernon’s Capture of Portobello 18th century A.D.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Obverse with low-relief figure holding a telescope and legend to the border 'The British Glory Reviv'd By Admiral Ver[n]on'; reverse with eight ships in a harbour, legend to the border 'He Took Porto Be[ll]o With [...]'; rim chipped; with old dealer's ticket. 12.66 grams, 37 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market.

