Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Lot 782 SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Estimate $500
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SOLD $1,100
MARRIAGE OF THE PRINCE OF WALES AND THE PRINCESS OF DENMARK, 1863, in silver (20mm), obverse, Prince of Wales plumes - The Prince of Wales and the Princess of Denmark, reverse, Commemorated in Victoria may 19, 1863, within wreath Married / March 10, another specimen, in silver (20mm), variant dies for both obverse and reverse, obverse, larger plumes, different spacing of legend, reverse, much larger wreath, different spacing of legend, stop after 10. Both holed at top, very fine - good very fine and extremely rare pair of medalets, no record of public sale for the last forty years.
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