Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Opening of London Bridge, 1831, a copper medal by B. Wyon, bust of William IV right, reverse view of the bridge, 51mm (BHM 1544; E 1245; Taylor 102a). Almost extremely fine (£30-40)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector.

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London Bridge, the last major work of the engineer John Rennie, cost over £1.4m to build and took over 7 years to complete; it was opened on 1 August 1831. These medals were sold to the public at the time for 4s8d [23p]