Sale: CNG 81, Lot: 1416. Estimate $300. Closing Date: Wednesday, 20 May 2009. Sold For $300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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WINDSOR. temp. George V. 1910-1936. Æ Medal (101mm, 315.50 g, 12h). Prize for the Prince of Wales Cup won by the Rifle Brigade Depôt. Birmingham mint. Dated 1929. THE ARMY RIFLE ASSOCIATION, lion advancing left on savannah / PRINCE of WALES/CUP engraved on raised tabula; below, 1929/DEPÔT/THE RIFLE BRIGADE engraved in three lines; in exergue, hallmarks B•N, anchor, lion passant left, and E, indicating Birmingham 1929. Cf. Soldiers of Gloustershire Museum (http://www.glosters.org.uk/) for similar specimens awarded to the Gloustershire Regiment Depôt. Near EF, toned, minor edge bump.