Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

Historical Medals, Sheffield Weekly Telegraph Kind Hearted Brigade, c. 1885, a white metal medal, unsigned, 36mm; Yorkshire Trades & Industrial Exhibition, Sheffield, 1892, a plated white metal medal by J.A. Restall, 45mm (Allen Pt 4); Sheffield Amateur Swimming Association, a bronze award medal by Fattorini, engraved (1922, 150 Yards Backstroke, Ladies, 3rd), 33mm; Sheffield, Rotherham & Dis[trict] Bakers, Confectioners & Caterers Exhibition, a bronze award medal, unsigned, for Provincial Exhibitions Ltd, named (Crusty Bread, A.H. Hore, 3rd Prize, 1925), 38mm; Hovis, a silver award medal by Birmingham Mint, named (Awarded Messrs. The Leger Bakery for Hovis Bread of Sheffield, 1930), 38mm, hallmarked Birmingham 1930; Sheffield Play Festival, 1930, a uniface bronze medal, unsigned, 48mm; Sheffield Grocers, Bakers & Confectioners Exhibition, 1938, a silver medal by F. Johnson & Son for Provincial Exhibitions Ltd, named (Malt Brown Bread, Open Class, 2nd Prize, Wm. Newman), 32mm [7]. First good fine and with pin for suspension, others generally extremely fine; two cased £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Sheffield Tokens and Paranumismatica formed by Tim Hale.

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