Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Tickets and Passes, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes. Includes the Ellen Judson Collection of British Tokens (Part II)

France, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1878, a gilt bronze medal by C. Trotin, balloon over Paris, rev. legend in six lines, named (Lt de la Montagne), 60mm (Malpas 103); Italy, Turin Exposition, 1884, a bronze medal, balloon over landscape, rev. legend, 35mm (Malpas 119) [2]. Both extremely fine; with means of suspension (£120-150)

The landscape on the second medal is the coastline at Nice, where Mr. E. Godard Aine had also held captive flights