Medals of Birmingham interest (2) Queen Victoria Visit to Birmingham 1852 56mm diameter in white metal by J. Moore, Obverse: Diademed head of Queen Victoria on a medallion within a closed wreath VICTORIA REGINA. On a ribbon dividing the field horizontally: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN. Above: TO COMMMEMORATE THE VISIT OF HER MOST GRACIOUS MAJESTY TO BIRMINGHAM ON THE 15TH JUNE 1858. Below: TO OPEN ASTON HALL AND PARK AS A PLACE OF PUBLIC RECREATION. JOHN RATCLIFFE ESQ. MAYOR, Reverse: View of the main front of Aston Hall. ASTON HALL BEGAN 1618. COMPLETED 1635 (the 5 struck over a 1). In Exergue: BOUGHT (WITH 43 ACRES OF PARK) BY THE PEOPLE OF BIRMINGHAM in 4 lines. 58.12 grammes, BHM 2613 GVF, Victoria Golden Jubilee 1887 38mm diameter in White Metal, unsigned, Obverse: Bust left, veiled, VICTORIA JUBILEE, Reverse: View of Birmingham Law Courts BIRMINGHAM LAW COURTS, In Exergue: FOUNDATION STONE LAID BY HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN MARCH 23rd 1887, BHM 3335, NVF holed at the top
Medals Tokens and more a varied group, comprising Medals (7) Cambridge University 1855 50mm diameter in bronze GVF, Paris Universal Exposition/ D'Honneur a Alexandre 1855 50mm diameter in brass Fine, Good Conduct/Reward of Merit 45mm diameter in bronze by Allman, London EF, Sheffield Union of the Order of Druids 53mm diameter in white metal GVF holed, Israel - Israel's 20th Anniversary 1948-1968 60mm diameter in brass GVF, Prize Medals (2) Corporation of the City of Manchester 56mm diameter in bronze by Elkington & Co. Awarded to J.G.Stark and Co. for Cox's . Save All Stove price £6-6-0 EF, Gardener - Prestwood 51mm diameter in brass, awarded to George Salter ESQ. / F.Watkiss Reverse: A basket of flowers NEF with a few tone spots, Prize medals (7) GB, France and Germany, GB includes Golf, Cricket and Athletics, most in silver with some hallmarked, France Ministry of Commerce and Industry (awarded 1903) and Germany Friedrich Von Schiller/ Bell Ringers Fine to GVF, Shilling VictoriaJubilee Head enamelled in 5 colours, Fair workmanship, South Africa Shilling 1896 Fine, brooch mounted, Brazil 1000 Reis 1901 Near Fine with brooch mount and pin, Theatre Tokens (7) The Armada - Drury Lane 1888 VF, holed, Wyndham's Jelfs - Gerald du Maurier (2), in copper VF, in brass Good Fine, Prince of Wales, London - The Golden Parisian Revue, Good Fine, Admittance tokens (3) 1817/Paid, Inn and Pub Tokens (4) all undated, Five Pence Black Lion/Bishop Good Fine, Threepence Albion Hotel - Val Watkins, and 2 1/2 Pence Albion Hotal - Val Watkins (2) VF to GVF, Hampshire undated Floating Bridge Company - Gosport side Fine
Medals (9) 19th and early 20th Century mostly in copper or bronze, includes Winchester Cathedral (c.1855) 59mm diameter in Eimer 1507 Obverse: Exterior of the cathedral, Reverse: Interior of the cathedral, EF, Liverpool Seamens Friend Society, founded 1820 by Vaughton & Sones GEF with traces of lustre, William Shakespeare laudatory medal 1842 by H.H. Young and W.J. Taylor NEF, Nelson's flagship the Foudroyant 37mm diameter in copper NEF with traces of lustre, Sunday School Centenary 1885 Thomas Charles 44mm diameter, in bronze, Reverse: 8-line inscription in Welsh, Eimer 1713 VF holed, Kings and Queens of England - Edward III (2) by J. Dassier EF and NEF the second with some surface porosity, Save The Victory Fund (c.1923) Reverse: Copper Taken From H.M.S. Victory 1923 within a wreath GVF, VictoriaGolden Jubilee 1887 39mm diameter in brass? Obverse Veiled head of Queen Victoria, Reverse: Crowned Royal Arms, with VICTORIA QUEEN AND EDMPRESS below, ISRAEL KNOWLES CHAIRMAN 1837 1887 INCE JUBILEE CELEBRATION VF/GVF
GB a mixed group (8) Lord Nelson's Flagship the 'Fourdroyant' 1897 37mm diameter in bronze, Fine, along with mostly local issues (7), Queen Victoria 1887 Golden Jubilee 39mm in bronze, issued by the Sunday School Institute GEF, Queen Victoria 1887 Golden Jubilee 38mm diameter by 'Far Famed Cakes & Biscuits' EF, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897 Reverse: In Commemoration VICTORIA 1837-1897 EF, a local issue, Edward VII and Queen Alexandra Accession 1901/Coronation 1902 38mm diameter in bronze UNC, Coronation of Edward VII 1902 Eimer 1870 Reverse: a female figure, seated look towards Westminster Abbey, above: A radiate crown, 32mm diameter in bronze, A/UNC, Investiture of the Prince of Wales 1969 38mm diameter in silver UNC, numbered on edge, The Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer 1981 31mm diameter one ounce of silver UNC toned
Queen VictoriaGolden Jubilee 1887 the Official Royal Mint issue, 77mm diameter in silver by J.Boehm, Eimer 1733, Obverse: left facing bust VICTORIA REGINA ET IMPERATRIX , Reverse: Enthroned figure of empire with the five interlinked shields below ASIA, AMERICA, EUROPE, AUSTRALASIA, and AFRICA , a high grade and most attractive UNC example with a very few minor hairlines, the fields prooflike and lustrous with hints of blue-green tone, in the red presentation case with descriptive card, with coat of arms embossed in gold on the lid
VictoriaDiamond Jubilee 1897 the Official Royal Mint issue 56mm diameter in bronze UNC in contemporary box (not Royal Mint). Edward VII Coronation 1902 56mm diameter in bronze the official Royal Mint issue A./UNC in the Royal Mint box. George V Silver Jubilee 1935 The official Royal Mint issue 31mm diameter in silver UNC toned, in the red box of issue. George VI Coronation 1937 The official Royal Mint issue 31mm diameter in silver UNC toned in the red box of issue. Queen Victoria Golden Jubilee 1887 by W.O.Lewis, Birmingham Reverse: Britannia standing on a seashore, with trident, shield and anchor, behind to her right a plinth with Crown, sceptre and drapery, in the distance, a ship and lighthouse, 46mm diameter in bronze UNC boxed. Sandy Horticultural Medal 1931 Reverse Sandy Place in silver boxed UNC, as part of a mixed group (16) includes many prize medals, EF to UNC boxed, and a Crown 1889 VF in a silver brooch mount, this boxed, along with an album of USA (88) mostly modern Masonic tokens with some wooden nickels, in mixed grades
Visit of the King of Denmark Christian IX and Princess Louise to London 1893 75mm diameter in bronze, Eimer 1783, issued by the Corporation of London Obverse Busts right, conjoined, CHRISTIANUS IX ET LOUISE D:G: DANIAE V:G: REX ET REGINA, Reverse Londinia seated almost facing beside a pedestal decorated with a Danish shield, right, holding a streaming pennant inscribed WELCOME CHRISTIAN IX TO LONDON, beyond a facade of the Guildhall. Exergue: 8th July 1893, A/UNC in the box of issue, along with Queen VictoriaGolden Jubilee 1887 Borough of Lewes medal 44mm diameter in bronze toned UNC the reverse with some spots, in the box of issue, and a St.Dunstans Billiard Fund medal EF boxed
Medals (15) 2005 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar in bronze, Battle of Waterloo 175th Anniversary 63mm diameter in Bronze, 1988 Spanish Armada 400th Anniversary 63mm diameter in bronze, Dhurva Mistry Millennium Medal 63mm in bronze, British Numismatic Society Centenary Medal 44mm diameter in Bronze, VictoriaGolden Jubilee Centenary 1987 Two ounces of .999 silver, Eurotunnel Celebration 1994 50mm diameter in Cupro-nickel, Singapore the Unfinished medallion 1984 in bronze, 21st Birthday of the Princess of Wales 1982 in cupro-nickel, Los AngelesOlympics 1984 in cupro-nickel, PopeJohn Paul II British Visit 1982 in cupro-nickel (2), Shakespeare Festival 1983 in cupro-nickel, Netherlands Rijks Museum 100 Years 1985 in bronze, plus an amateur gardening medal in base metal mostly UNC many in the cases of issue some with certificates
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