Auction Catalogue

3 June 1999

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins, Tokens, Coin Weights and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 326

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3 June 1999

Hammer Price:
£55

Scottish Historical Medallions, british aluminium. 1896 medal made out of the first lot of british aluminium. cargan, larne, foyers, milton. June 1896. Reverse, female seated torch in hand. Machinery & aluminium ingots around. Power lines, factory and hills in background. Alu. 38mm; 1896 aluminium foyers 1896 in open wreath of roses, thistle and shamrock. Around tir nan bean nan clean s'nan gaisgeach. Reverse, st. andrews standing behind cross with sprays of roses, thistles and shamrocks. (BHM 3600) Alu. 32mm; 1897 foyers aluminium scottish standard nemo me impune lacessit on banner below. queen victoria, bust left 1837-1897 around ban-righ nan gaidheal. Alu. 32mm; 1907 made out of the first lot of west highland aluminium produced by the british aluminium co. ltd. at kinlochleven argyllshire 31st december 1907. de nach dean an t'uisge, 'nuair a rinn e mise loch leven, hills and smelting plant in background. ex. kinlochleven. Alu. 38mm Third very fione, others good extremely fine [4] (£40-80)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Norman G Brodie Collection of Scottish Medals.

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