LOT 4526
Great Britain. George II, Duke of Cumberland and Battle of Culloden AR Medal. Dated 1746. Royal (Tower) mint. Commemorative issue of Forty-five Rebellion.
Designs by Richard Yeo. GULIELMUS • GEOR • II • R • FIL • DUX • CUMBRIÆ •, armoured bust of the Duke of Cumberland to right / PERDVELLIB • EX • ANG • FVGAT AD • CULLOD • DEBELLAT 16 • APR • 1746 •, Cumberland, as Hercules, assisting Britannia and trampling on representation of discord. Eimer 604; MI II GII 278. Good Very Fine.(52.17gr, 50mm, 12h.).
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey; thence by descent to his grandson.
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LOT 4526
Great Britain. George II, Duke of Cumberland and Battle of Culloden AR Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
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United States of America AE Commemorative Medal. Dated 1969. American Legion's 50th Anniversary Medal.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by C.P. Jennewein. American eagle behind the shield of the legion, 50TH ANNIVERSARY below / Sword and wreath, FIFTY YEARS FOR GOD AND COUNTRY 1919-1969 in six lines across field. Edge inscription: MEDALLIC ART CO.N.Y. MACO 1967-051. 142gr, 63mm, 12h.
Uncirculated.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s. -
Russia. Nicholas II CU Medal. Dated 1912. Alexander III Memorial.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £936
АЛЕКСАНДРЪ III ИМПЕРАТОРЪ И САМОДЕРЖЕЦЪ ВСЕРОССIЙСКIЙ * around, РОДИЛСЯ 26 ФЕВРАЛЯ 1845 ГОДА to left and ВЪ БОЗѢ ПОЧИЛЪ 20 ОКТ. 1894 ГОДА to right of head of Emperor Alexander III to left; ΑΓ in small lettering on truncation / СООРУЖЕНЪ ЛЮБОВЬЮ НАРОДА and ВЪ МОСКВѢ in two lines to left, ИМПЕРАТОРОМЪ НИКОЛАЕМЪ II and ОТКРЫТЪ ВЪ 1912 Г. in two lines to right of Alexander III Memorial. Bitkin M333(R1). 21.00gr, 34mm, 12h.
Almost Uncirculated. Rare.
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
Great Britain. Hanover, Victoria AR Diamond Jubilee Commemorative Medal. Dually dated 1837 and 20 June 1897. Royal mint.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Designs by G.W. de Saulles after T. Brock and W. Wyon. VICTORIA ANNVM REGNI SEXAGESIMVM FELICITER CLAVDIT XX IVN • MDCCCXCVII •, crowned and veiled bust to left / Head to left, wearing bandeau; LONGITVDO DIERVM IN DEXTERA EIVS in left field, ET IN SINISTRA GLORIA in right field; olive branch and date below. BHM 3506; Eimer 1817. 9.71gr, 25mm, 12h.
Very Fine.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
