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Foreign Coins, Canada, Elizabeth II, proof fine silver 250-dollars of 1 kg, 2013, ‘Maple Leaf Forever’, bust of Queen r., by Susanna Blunt, rev. maple leaves, by Emily Damstra, in maple-wood case of issue, design part gilt and ‘cameo’ bust on brilliant field, mint state
†Foreign Coins, Spain, Catalonia, Unió Catalanista, a silver striking of the gold pattern 100-pesetas, 1900, Barcelona mint, by the Catalan sculptor Venanci Vallmitjana i Barbany (1826-1919), St. George slaying the dragon, rev. VINDICAMUS HÆREDITATEM PATRUM NOSTRORUM, the throne of an independent Catalonia, 33mm. (cf. Cal.87), good extremely fine, very rare The Catalan Union prepared a set of so-called pattern coins, each with the same St. George obverse (St. George is the patron saint of Catalonia), but with different reverses, comprising gold 100- and 20 pesetas, silver 1- and 5 pesetas and copper 5- and 10 centimos.
Commemorative Medals, British, John Maitland, Second Earl and First Duke of Lauderdale (1616-1682), silver medal, 1672, by John Roettier, believed struck to commemorate the latter appointment, bust of the Duke r., his hair long and curled, in armour with lion shoulder plate, rev. CONSILIO ET ANIMIS, Minerva seated with shield and spear and, in her left hand, a crested helmet, signed and dated in the exergue, 62mm. (MI.550/208; Eimer 248; CP.100/10; Platt II, 212), very fine with pleasing portrait, the usual die flaw on obverse above the bust, another on reverse from about 10.30 on edge to Minerva’s shoulder Lauderdale’s career had started in the reign of Charles I and although a party to the King’s surrender at Newcastle, he was against his imprisonment. Captured at the Battle of Worcester he spent the period of the Commonwealth in confinement, being appointed Secretary of State at the Restoration and later High Commissioner of Scotland, virtually ruling that country from 1669 to 1680. One of his various titles was Baron Petersham and he lived in the village at Ham House, now a National Trust property.
Commemorative Medals, British, Archbishop William Sancroft (1617-1693) and the Seven Bishops, struck silver medal, 1688, the unsigned variety, by George Bower, bust of Sancroft r., in clerical robes and cap, date in Roman numerals, MDCLXXXVIII, rev. medallic portraits and the names of the Bishop of London and the six imprisoned bishops, plain edge, 50mm. (MI.623/39; Eimer 288 var.; Fearon, Sancroft, Fig 15), choice extremely fine, with mint bloom, especially on reverse, very rare *ex A H Baldwin, FPL 1995, 586 ex Arthur Holder (1919-2016) Collection The Bishops committed to the Tower of London were Henry Compton [London] shown in centre, and from top right and around, Francis Turner [Ely], Thomas Ken [Bath], John Trelawney [Bristol], Thomas White [Peterborough], John Lake [Chichester] and William Lloyd [St. Asaph].
Commemorative Medals, British, Anne, Accession, silver medal, 1702, unsigned [by J. Croker], variety with no stops on pedestal, acorn to r., of S of ENGLISH, crowned bust l., rev. ENTIRELY ENGLISH, crowned heart on pedestal, 35mm. (MI.227/1; Eimer 388), nearly extremely fine *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1995, part ex Baldwin’s vault
Commemorative Medals, British, Anne, Battle of Oudenarde, silver medal, 1708, by John Croker, crowned bust of Queen Anne l., rev. GALLIS AD ALDENARD VICTIS, two prisoners bound to a column topped with flags, 44.5mm. (MI.322/148; Eimer 433; vL. V, 106), very fine *ex Revd. William Lewis Gantz [1873-1940, of Stanstead Abbots, Herts] collection, Glendinings, 23-27 June, 1941, lot 1999, part ex Baldwin’s vault
Commemorative Medals, British, Nelson’s Victories, a set of five [base] silver medalets, c.1805, contained in a small dark turned wood box, Battle of St. Vincent, 1797; Battle of the Nile [Aboukir], 1798; Battle of Copenhagen, 1801; Battle of Trafalgar, 1805 (2), each bust l., and reverses with battle dates, each 20mm. (BHM 437/454/511/591; MH.514-517), very fine; Duke of York, Presentation of Colours, 1813, copper medal from Mudie’s National Medals, 40.5mm. (BHM.769; Eimer 1035); and a medal for the Balloon School of the Royal Engineers, bright white metal, 1907, by A.Fenwick, conjoined busts of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra, rev. airship over Farnborough, 32mm. (BHM.3697; DF.358.4; Allen SY-1907/001), these extremely fine (7) The site of the old Balloon School is now occupied by the Royal Aircraft Establishment. The airship on the medal, the Nulle Secundus, was forced to make a landing at the Crystal Palace, whilst on its maiden flight, and never flew again.
Commemorative Medals, British, Royal Humane Society, large silver medal for a successful rescue, first type, by Lewis Pingo, awarded 1806, LATEAT SCINTILLVLA FORSAN, a cherub protects the flame of life, rev. HOC PRETIVM CIVE SERVATO TVLIT, oak wreath, legend around, engraved in centre, CVRATORES R. HVMANÆ S HOC PRÆMIVM DOM. MORRIS CONTVLERENT 1806, 54mm., double-glazed frame with watch-type suspender and in red leather case of issue, the glass to the obverse cracked from top to bottom, the medal mint state The medal sits off-centre within its silver framed edge.
Commemorative Medals, British, Victoria, Golden Jubilee, 1887, heavy silver medal, by Allan Wyon, crowned bust r., rev. GLORIOUS REIGN OF FIFTY YEARS COMPLETED, the Queen enthroned in Gothic setting, attended by Britannia, Neptune, Science, Clio (the muse of History), and cherub, 64mm., wt. 160.94gms. (BHM.3290, recorded in copper only; Eimer 1734 [AR & Æ]), nearly extremely fine and extremely rare
Commemorative Medals, Foreign, Colombia, Bogota, Simón Bolivar, Emancipation of Slavery and Statue Inaugurated, silver medal, 1846, by Tenerani and C. Voigt, SIMONI BOLIVAR LIBERATORI, statue of Bolivar on plinth, rev. SERVITVTIS ABROGATIO, Bolivar stands, document in hand, before a negro family, the mother with suckling child, the father kneeling and holding Bolivar’s leg, 48.5mm. (Fonrobert 8106), scuffed and bruised, very fine and extremely rare
Commemorative Medals, Foreign, Danish West Indies, Frederick VI, Abolition of Slavery, silver medal, 1834, by F.C. Krohn, FREDERICUS VI REX DANIÆ, laureate bust of Frederick VI of Denmark r., below, in two lines: INCOLAE LIBERICOLORATI INSVLAR. DAN. IN. IND. OCC…, rev. AEQVITAS AVGVSTI, standing figure of Dania, as Justice, foot on prow, a lion resting beside her, 62mm. (Bergsøe 115; BDM III, 224; Roehrs 1766 [DNW auction, 13 July, 2011]), nearly extremely fine, very rare *ex Stack’s ‘Americana’ sale, 16-17 January, 2007 (lot 6848) The reverse legend and image were taken from Roman coinage. The free-coloured of the Danish West Indies thanked the King with a proposal that he have a medal struck commemorating his approval of the Royal Ordinance of 18 April 18 1834. Five medals were struck in gold, which were graciously accepted by the King from the free-coloured for ‘We Ourselves’ as he officially referred to himself, his sons the crown princes, and Governor-General Peter von Scholten. Medals were also struck in lesser metals and distributed to the leading free-coloured.
Commemorative Medals, Foreign, Danish West Indies, Frederick VI, Abolition of Slavery, silver medal, 1834, by F.C. Krohn, FREDERICUS VI REX DANIÆ, laureate bust of Frederick VI of Denmark r., below, in two lines: INCOLAE LIBERICOLORATI INSVLAR. DAN. IN. IND. OCC…, rev. AEQVITAS AVGVSTI, standing figure of Dania, as Justice, foot on prow, a lion resting beside her, 62mm. (Bergsøe 115; BDM III, 224; Roehrs 1766 [DNW auction, 13 July, 2011]), scuffed, attempted piercing on reverse above Dania’s head, very fine, rare *ex Stack’s ‘Americana’ sale, 16-17 January, 2007 (lot 6849) See footnote to previous lot.
Commemorative Medals, Foreign, Sarawak, Charles Vyner Brooke (1874-1963; 1917-1946), the Rajah of Sarawak Fund, silver medal, undated (1932), head of Brooke r., rev. arms, Birmingham hallmark and maker’s mark of The Mint, Birmingham, stamped in lower field, 38mm., wt. 22.89gms. (cf. R.J. Ford 317-18), matt surface, virtually mint state, very rare Charles Vyner Brooke, GCMG, was the third and last White Rajah of Sarawak. The Rajah of Sarawak Fund still operates today, providing financial support for students from Sarawak undertaking tertiary education in the United Kingdom.
Commemorative Medals, Foreign, Sweden, Gustav III, Death and Funeral, silver medal, 1792, by J. J. G. Stierle, uniformed bust l., wearing Sash and Star of Order, rev. the personification of Sweden weeps at tomb, 45mm. (Hildebrand II, S. 203, 96), nearly extremely fine *ex El Dorado Coin Galleries Auction V, unknown date (lot 281)
Commemorative Medals, Foreign, Switzerland, Zurich, cast silver baptismal medal (patenpfennig), c.1547-1548, by Johann Stampfer, on the baptism of Princess Claudia of France (1547-1575, second daughter of Henry II), the hand of God holding a ribbon inscribed with numbers from 1 to 13, the shields of the thirteen cantons of the Swiss Confederation form border around, rev. two angels supporting the Swiss cross, inscribed SIDEVS NOBISCVM / Q VISCON TRANOS, shields of the seven allied states around, 69.5mm. (Habich 868; Wunderly 3501; Haller 30; Leu, Swiss Medals 92), obverse lightly buffed, very fine, reverse better *ex Bowers & Ruddy, 21-23 September, 1982 (lot 3327)
Military Orders and Medals, Single Campaign Medals, China War Medal 1900, silver, no clasp, awarded to Gunner S. Pickering 91st Company Royal Garrison Artillery (90568 Gnr S Pickering No 91 Coy R.G.A.), engraved in running script, lightly toned fine 218 China Medals to the 91st Company Royal Garrison Artillery
Military Orders and Medals, Miscellaneous, A collection of WW2 Allied Service Medals, comprising: India Service Medal, un-named as issued; Canadian Volunteer Service Medal with overseas service bar, silver, un-named as issued; Africa Service Medal, un -amed as issued; Australian Service Medal 1939-45 (NX45228 J. A. McCann), officially named; New Zealand war Service Medal, un-named as issued; South African Medal For War Services, un-named as issued, very fine (6)
Ancient Coins, Greek, Thessalian League (late 2nd to mid 1st century BC), silver stater, magistrates Pausanias and Diodoros, hd. of Zeus right, wearing laurel wreath; EP to left, rev. Athena Itonia striding right; ΠAYΣ-ANIAΣ above spear, ΔI-O/Δ-Ω/P-OΣ in three lines across central fields, wt. 6.20gms. (BCD. Thessaly II 860; HGC.4, 209), about extremely fine
British Coins, Edward I (1272-1307), penny, class 2b, York, crowned bust facing, rev. long cross, pellets in angles (S.1429); together with other small hammered silver coins (8), the first good very fine, the others fine or better, one pierced (9) *ex Baldwin’s vault
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