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Sold on 15 March 2011

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British Medals From the Collection of David Corrick

David Corrick

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№ 1283

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15 March 2011

Hammer Price:
£150

Sir Alexander Fleming, c. 1956, a large uniface cast bronze medal by F. Kovacs, bust right wearing bow-tie, sir alexander fleming discoverer of penicillin around, 119mm (cf. BHM 4460, footnote paragraph 3). Some casting ‘bumps’ to outer edge at 12, 2, 8 and 10 o’clock and surface somewhat stained, otherwise much as made, extremely rare £100-150

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Possibly the same medal exhibited by Kovacs at the Royal Academy in 1956