Auction Catalogue

19 September 2003

Starting at 11:00 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

№ 942

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19 September 2003

Hammer Price:
£1,600

Victoria Cross, an official Hancock’s manufactured miniature dress medal, 20 x 20mm., with a later Second Award Bar, in fitted leather case, lid satin interior embellished, ‘Hancock, 39 Bruton Street, Jeweller & Silversmith to the Principal Sovereigns of Europe’, late Victorian, nearly extremely fine, rare £250-350

It is highly likely that Hancock produced miniatureVictoria Crosses of this time were made from the same metal as used for the full-size equivalent.

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