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Sold on 10 May 2007

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British Historical Medals from the Collection of Dennis Fig

Dennis Fig

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№ 272

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10 May 2007

Hammer Price:
£70

Victoria (1837-1901), Opening of the New Council Chamber at the Guildhall, 1884, a bronze medal by J.S. & A.B. Wyon for the Corporation of London, interior of the Chamber, rev. Londinia, attended by Commerce and Magistracy, addressing her council, 77mm (BHM 3177; E 1705; Welch 19; Taylor 206a). About extremely fine (£60-80)

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400 struck. The Chamber, designed by the City architect Sir Horace Jones, was built in 1883-4 to seat 206 members. It was destroyed in the 1940 Blitz