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Lot

№ 1543

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10 December 2003

Hammer Price:
£50

Public events: Congreso Americano, Lima, 1864, silver medals (2), by R. Britten, standing Aztec with symbols of industry, 34mm, and legend both sides, 25mm (B 864.02, 864.03); Compagnia Salvadora, Lima, Corrida de Toros, 1875, a silver medalet, 23mm (B 875.04); Incineration of Banknotes, 1877, a bronze medalet, 23mm (cf. B 877.01); Congreso Americano de Juristas, Lima, 1877, a silver medal by R. Britten and C.E. Bryant, standing Aztec with symbols of industry, 37mm (B 877.04); Cuzco Exposition, 1897, a silver medalet, 23mm (B 897.09); Exposition Permanente de Maquinaria y Manufactura, Lima, 1901, a silver medal, 37mm (B 901.24) [7]. Bullfighting piece fine, others generally very fine, some rare and unusual (£60-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Medals of Peru.

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