Auction Catalogue

18 & 19 September 2014

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

Washington Mayfair Hotel  London  W1J 5HE

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Lot

№ 969

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19 September 2014

Hammer Price:
£900

Ghuznee 1839, a most unusual privately-made gold hollow-cast medal, obverse inscribed in Gothic script ‘Ghuzni 23rd July 1839’ in three lines within a laurel wreath, the reverse inscribed ‘Affghanistan’, 36.8 mm, fitted with double ring swivel-bar suspension and gold ribbon buckle, good very fine and rare, possibly unique £500-600

Ex Dr Arthur B. King Collection 2003.