Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Lot 1013 SESSION 3 (John Chapman Collection, 2.30pm Tuesday) Australian Historical Medals (1788-1885)
Estimate $130
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SOLD $140
THE 'CANTATA' MEDAL, 1885, in silver (25.5mm) inscribed on reverse 'In Memory of / K.Riordan / 17.8.85'. Holed at top, nearly very fine.
It is thought eight hundred of these medals were struck by the Melbourne Mint for the choristers at the Melbourne International Exhibition 1880-81. See 'Medals of the Melbourne International Exhibitions' by John Sharples, 1996.
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Lot 1011
TOWERS PASTORAL AGRICULTURAL & MINING ASSOCIATION, 1885, in silver (48.5mm) inscribed on reverse 'Awarded to ...
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Lot 1013 This lot
THE 'CANTATA' MEDAL, 1885, in silver (25.5mm) inscribed on reverse 'In Memory of / K.Riordan ...
Estimate $130
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Lot 1015
NATIONAL SHIPWRECK RELIEF SOCIETY OF N.S.W., c1885, in bronze (44.5mm) uninscribed. FDC.
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