Australian Historical Medals

Sale 90    31 Mar–2 Apr 2009   Hotel InterContinental   Sydney

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Lot 725    SESSION 3 (2.30pm Tuesday 31st March)    Australian Historical Medals

Estimate $750
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,400

ROYAL AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY OF QUEENSLAND, three prize medals to W.R.Robinson, the first in bronze (44mm) by J.Moore, obverse, a pair of horses right in a field, reverse, a wreath of wheat, inside this engraved, "R.A.Society / of / Queensland / August, 1893, / Best Sow & Boar / W.R.Robinson"; second, in silver (44mm) by J.Moore, obverse, three pigs in farmyard enclosure, reverse, a wreath of wheat, inside this engraved, "R.A.Society / of / Queensland / August 1898. / "Champion Sow" / won by / W.R.Robinson"; third medal, in silver (46mm), Queensland Jubilee 1859-1909 (C.1909/7), reverse engraved, "W.R.Robinson" and at the base, "Toowoomba", edge engraved, Champion Sow. "Bell". First medal cleaned, second medal has a few edge nicks and a test cut in the rim at five o'clock, last medal has a few edge nicks, overall very fine - good very fine. (3)

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