Auction Catalogue

14 December 2004

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Grand Connaught Rooms  61 - 65 Great Queen St  London  WC2B 5DA

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Lot

№ 1433

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14 December 2004

Hammer Price:
£210

Germany, Der Britenschreck [The British Nightmare], 1916, an iron medal by W. Eberbach, skeleton figure of Death unleashes Zeppelins, from which fall bombs on a factory, rev. an lord curzon den deutschen-hasser, bomb dividing date, 68mm (Kaiser 433; F –; cf. DNW 32, 537). Extremely fine and very rare; in a non-original blue fitted case (£250-300)

The reverse contains a reference to Lord Curzon, who in 1916 was President of the Air Board