Auction Catalogue

20 September 2002

Starting at 10:00 AM

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Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria to coincide with the OMRS Convention

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 975

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20 September 2002

Hammer Price:
£40

Royal Tour Of South Africa 1947, Royal Train Badge, in silver and blue enamels, in the form of a shield, 33 m.m. by 39 m.m., obverse with springbok over a winged wheel, inscribed ‘Royal Tour, Koninklikereis 1947’, reverse numbered ‘61’, with original brooch fitting, nearly very fine and an unusual piece £60-80

The Royal tour of South Africa of 1947, was made by King George VI and the Queen Mother, by way of a thank you to the people of South Africa for their efforts during the Second World War.