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THE PRESTON-MORLEY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE COLLECTION, XVII International Stoke Mandeville Games, 1968, a bronze Participant’s medal by N. Karp for Kretschmer, globe with central incuse panel, 20 in centre, ismg above and Hebrew word for Israel below, rev. three interlocked wheels, friendship unity sportsmanship around, 59mm (Katz p.206); Stoke Mandeville International Games, brass enamel badges (2), spoked wheel encircling globe, both 25mm; Stoke Mandeville Stadium Invalid Bowls Club, an enamel badge by R.E.V. Gomm, Birmingham, three interlocked wheels, 23mm; Pig Breeding, a bronze award medal, unsigned, flock of pigs in foreground, buildings behind, rev. wreath, named (B.O.C.M., Stoke Mandeville, 3-Year Service Award, B. Porter, 1963-1966), 51mm [5]. Last very fine, others extremely fine (£40-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Preston-Morley Buckinghamshire Collection: Commemorative Medals.

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Provenance:
*1968 bt Stack’s August 1983.
Games bt G. Ferguson February 1986 and Covent Garden Market February 1993.
IBC bt G. Scott October 1997.
Pig Breeding DNW Auction, 22 June 1999, lot 291 (part).

The Stoke Mandeville Games, popularly known as the Invalid Olympics, were first held in 1952. A total of 5,942 participant medals were struck for the 1968 Games