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Lot 623    SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 17TH APRIL)    Australian Historical Medals

Estimate $450
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $580

POLICE FORCE OF VICTORIA, Plain Clothes, identification medallion, c1902-1947, in nickel (35.5mm) by Stokes & Sons, Melb, obverse, Imperial Crown surrounded by a circular title band with 'Police Force of Victoria', reverse, numeral '49' outline impressed with horizontal striations, within a laurel wreath. Very fine and rare.

Identification medallions were issued to men serving in Plain Clothes and in the Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB c1902-47). This type replaced the larger issue used during the reign of Queen Victoria.

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