Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

BRAZIL, Congresso Internacional de Engenharia, 1912, a bronze medal by A.G. Girardet, 62mm; CANADA, Opening of the Victoria Bridge, Montreal, 1860, a white metal medal by A. Hoffnung, altered legend, 51mm (W & E 818B.1; Leroux 644); FRANCE, Comice Agricole de St Georges, Vienne, a silver-gilt President’s award medal by J. Lagrange, 57mm, Centenaire de la Société d’Encouragement à l’Élevage du Cheval Français, 1964, a silver award medal by A. Galtié, named (Raymond Fouard), 59mm; ITALY, Liberation of Venice, 1848, a copper medal by A. Fabris, 58mm (BDM II, 65); USA, Numismatic and Antiquarian Society of Philadelphia, 1879, a copper medal by W.H. Key, 42mm (BDM III, 146; cf. DNW M5, 1659); together with miscellaneous bronze medals (2) [8]. Second virtually as struck, others very fine and better £100-150

Provenance: First two A.B. King Collection, Part I, Morton & Eden Auction 5, 3 October 2003, lots 555 (part), 556 [from S.H. Betts July 1988 and February 1991]; third Baldwin Auction, 5 February 2005, lot 424 (part); fifth Morton & Eden Auction 10, 23-4 November 2004, lot 788 (part); sixth DNW Auction 38, 25 November 1998, lot 626