Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books

Mauritius, Royal Society of Arts and Sciences, Agricultural and Industrial Exhibition [1881], a silver award medal by Pinches, Minerva crowning kneeling female figure in an island setting, rev. legend, un-named, 51mm (cf. Rey 1339). Good very fine and toned, rare (£120-150)

Plate 22. The Rey collection did not include a specimen of the large silver medal