ENGLAND, Dr David Kelly, 2008, a cast bronze medal by M.A. Jones [AB Fine Art], bust facing, head turned slightly to right, rev. the machinery of war, in the form of cogs and spanners incorporating a horned skull and a devil's head, edge engraved Jones and impressed 2/50, 70mm, 254.46g (The Medal 53, p.71; E 2223). Extremely fine, rare £40-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt Simmons, July 2010

Edition of 50. David Christopher Kelly, CMG (1944-2003), a British government scientist and former head of the Defence Microbiology Division working at Porton Down, committed suicide after his doubts over official claims regarding Iraq’s weapons of mass destruction entered the public arena. The medals were cast in April 2008.