Coins and Historical Medals

England, Westminster Industrial Exhibition, 1879, a bronze award medal by Pinches, un-named, 51mm (Allen Pt 3); Royal Society of Arts, a silver award medal by L.C. Wyon, edge named (Cecil Fane, for his Paper on Newfoundland, Session 1892-3), 56mm [2]. Extremely fine; first in original case £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Don Kenefick Collection of Historical Medals.

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Provenance: Baldwin Auction 28, 9 October 2001, lot 1949.

Cecil Fane, CMG, DSO (1876-1960), joined the army in 1897, served in the Boer War, the First World War and in Ireland, 1920-1, retired as Colonel in 1922