CNG 85, Lot: 1630. Estimate $150. Sold for $320. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Æ Medal (76mm, 190.07 g, 12h). City of London Series: Dedication of the Epping Forest. By C. Weiner. Dated 1882. Crowned, veiled, and draped bust right, wearing earring, necklace; all within border of roses, thistles, and shamrocks / IT · GIVES · ME · THE · GREATEST · SATISFACTION · TO · DEDICATE · THIS BEAUTIFUL · FOREST · FOR · THE · USE · AND · ENJOYMENT · OF · MY · PEOPLE · FOR · ALL · TIME/(saltire) EPPING · FOREST · 6 · MAY · 1882 (saltire), Londinia standing right, opening a gate at the edge of the forest; to right, Victoria seated left, holding scepter. BHM 3128; Eimer 1689; Welch 17. EF, rich red-brown surfaces.
From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.