Aust Historical Medals
Lot 503 Session 2 (11.30am Wednesday) Aust Historical Medals
Estimate $500
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EXPLORER'S MEDAL, The Royal Society of New South Wales, the Clarke Medal on lid of Wyon case, 1878, in bronze (55mm) by J.S. & A.B.Wyon, inscribed on edge 'Robert Logan Jack, F.G.S., F.R.G.S. 1895'. In case of issue, good extremely fine.
R.L.Jack (1845-1921) was a geologist and explorer of Northern Queensland, particularly Cape York, in the 1880s and 90s. On one occasion he was speared by aborigines.
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