Australian Historical Medals
Lot 705 SESSION 3 (2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,400
CALCUTTA INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION 1883-84 IN GOLD (51MM, 3 mm thick 55 g) and silver (51 mm 4 mm thick) by Calcutta Mint, inscribed on reverses (gold) "Phillip Russell/Carngham/Victoria/For Wool"; (silver) "The Honourable Phillip Russell Carngham" (Puddester 883.2.2). Both with soldered loop suspensions at top, both somewhat rubbed in fields, otherwise extremely fine, the gold piece extremely rare.
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