Auction Catalogue

15 & 16 March 2017

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Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

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Lot

№ 1065

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16 March 2017

Hammer Price:
£170

BRITISH HISTORICAL MEDALS, First European Festival of Yacht Racing, 1911, a silver medal by Elkington & Co, crowned bust left, rev. Sovereign of the Seas sailing right, 63mm (W & E 5431A.1; BHM 4088). Nearly extremely fine but heavily polished, very rare £80-100

Provenance: M. Longfield Collection.

The festival was held at Kiel, Germany and began on 26 June 1911