Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

ARGENTINA, Inauguration of the Buenos Aires Subway System, 1928, a silver plaque by C. Rossi, standing female holding a railway carriage, offering a branch to a male artisan holding a pick-axe, rev. arms above legend in 11 lines, 67 x 44mm. Good very fine and toned, rare; in maroon case of issue by Constante Rossi, Florida 152, Buenos Aires £60-£80

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Collection of Art Medals formed by Dr Edith Greenwood (†1987).

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