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A Collection of Historical Medals, the Property of a Gentleman

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№ 1461

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5 December 2019

Hammer Price:
£480

England, Great Exhibition, Hyde Park, 1851, Prize Medal, a copper award by W. and L.C. Wyon, conjoined busts of Victoria and Prince Albert left, trident and dolphins in field, rev. Britannia placing a wreath on kneeling figure of Industry, attended by supporters representing the continents, edge named (Lt. Col. J.A. Lloyd, Class X), 77mm (Allen A25; BHM 2462; E 1456). Extremely fine £200-£260

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J.A. Lloyd, FRS, inventor of the typhodeictor, an instrument for obtaining the bearing and relative position of a storm or hurricane