Auction Catalogue

1 March 2000

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Ancient, Celtic, British and World Coins. Historical and Art Medals. British and World Banknotes

The Regus Conference Centre  12 St James Square  London  SW1Y 4RB

Lot

№ 641

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1 March 2000

Hammer Price:
£25

France, Death of the Duke of Orleans, 1842, a copper medal by L.-J. Hart, bust left, reverse figure standing by casket, 72mm (BDM II, 433); together with other miscellaneous items (3), including Switzerland, Appenzell, Batzen, 1808 (KM. 6) and Norway, Oscar II, 50 Øre, 1893, the obverse smoothed and engraved (SS Lusitania Sports, July 1896) [4]. Fine to very fine (£30-40)

The vessel mentioned on the Norwegian coin is not the same Lusitania sunk during World War I