Auction Catalogue

25 November 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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British and World Coins. Tokens and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 905

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25 November 1998

Hammer Price:
£70

World War One, Woodrow Wilson, satirical medal by Lindl, 1916, bust half r., reverse naked figure of Justice, figure of skeleton behind holding scales, 72mm. About extremely fine for wear but of typically coarse workmanship, rare (£50-60)

A medal mocking what was seen as the pro-British bias shown by the USA while proclaiming a policy of neutrality.