Auction Catalogue

6 July 2005

Starting at 9:30 AM

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Ancient, British and World Coins, Token, Historical and Art Medals, Numismatic Books and Banknotes

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

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Lot

№ 1422

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6 July 2005

Hammer Price:
£190

France, American Chamber of Commerce in France, c. 1935, an Art Deco silver award medal by R. Bénard, facing head of Mercury, rev. two liners passing each other, Statue of Liberty in background, tablet below named (Achille Lignon, Président de la Société de la Foire de Lyon), 59mm. Good very fine and very rare (£90-120)

Obverse only illustrated on the Plates. The American Chamber of Commerce in France, an independent non-profit making associastion, was founded in 1894 amd is the oldest US business organisation abroad