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United States of America, The Joy of Effort, 1914, a gold plated medal by Prof. R. Tait Mckenzie for Medallic Art Co, on behalf of the National Recreation Association, three naked atheletes leaping over a column, the joy of effort on scroll below, rev. for enriching the human spirit through recreation, etc., edge stamped 1/20, 77mm, 10ct GF, 144.0g (cf. BDM VIII, 11). A superb study, extremely fine and extremely rare (£120-150)

Illustrated in DNW 51, lot 1232