CNG 85, Lot: 1635. Estimate $150. Sold for $240. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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HANOVER. Victoria. 1837-1901. Æ Medal (51mm, 58.20 g, 12h). International Exhibition. By Elkington & Co.. Dated 1886. (rosette) OPENED · BY · HER · MAJESTY · QVEEN · VICTORIA (rosette) MAY · 1886, crowned head left; ELKINGTON & CO. to lower right / INTERNATIONAL · EXHIBITION · OF · NAVIGATION · TRAVELLING · COMMERCE · & · MANUFACTURES · LIVERPOOL · 1886, Industry standing facing, holding wreath and caduceus; coat-of-arms of Liverpool below; in background, globe and shipping at sea; SIR DAVID RADCLIFFE MAYOR/CHAIRMAN in two lines in exergue. BHM 3216; Eimer 1727. Superb EF, attractive red-brown surfaces.
From a California Collection of British Historical Medals.