World Historical Medals - Edward VIII- Late Ian McCut

Lot 2908    Session 11 (9.30am Thursday 22nd November)    World Historical Medals - Edward VIII- Late Ian McCutch

Estimate $150
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $90

GREAT BRITAIN, Edward VIII Proposed Coronation, 1937, in silvered tin plate (32x41mm) (G.CM323), with top crown and suspension bar, ribbon and brooch bar with pin, obverse, bareheaded bust of Edward VIII three quarters left, reverse, incuse impression of obverse; in white metal (38mm) (G.CM329a), with suspension loop, ribbon and pin brooch, obverse, bareheaded and uniformed bust of Edward VIII right, reverse, arms of London within a wreath and below 5-line inscription (F of OF on 3-rd line faint); another in white metal (38mm) (G.CM329.1), with suspension loop and ribbon, obverse, as for previous, reverse, 6-line inscription with wreath around edge; in white metal (38x3mm) (G.CM333) (5), with suspension loop and ribbon, obverse, crowned and robed bust of Edward VIII right, reverse, arms of London above a wreathed and inscribed ribbon scroll with 6-line inscription below, one type has a short bar under the h in 12th May and three have a dot under both the t and h in 12th May, also one medal has a flat finish, all types except two have slightly different placement of lettering in the inscription and one has a stop before H at the start of the obverse legend (this fact is not recorded in Giordano). Fine - good very fine. (8)

Ex Ian McCutcheon Collection.