Australian Historical Medals
Lot 658 Session 3 (2:30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $10,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $7,500
NEW SOUTH WALES - SOUTH AUSTRALIA - VICTORIA, River Murray Steam Navigation and Commerce, 1853, in bronze (77mm) struck in England by the Royal Mint (L.C.Wyon)(C.1853/1). Edge bruise at 2 o'clock and small edge knock at 11 o'clock on reverse, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare.
Three gold medals were struck one for each of the following, Captain Francis Cadell, the Governor Sir Henry Fox Young and one to be held with records of the Legislature of South Australia. None of these gold medals seem to have survived. Less than six of the original bronze medals have been recorded.
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