Aust. Historical Medals
Lot 1085 Session 4 (4:30pm Tuesday) Aust. Historical Medals
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $420
SYDNEY HARBOUR BRIDGE, medals, tokens and coins, noted issues C.1932/1, 2, 3, 4, including a reworked version of a medal struck on planchet made from surplus Bridge rivets (C.ZS2), reworked on obverse and with Australia 1932 added, possibly unique, another scarce medal is the bronze Carl Veen/Sydney Harbour Bridge Jubilee Medal (C.1982/32) in 2x2 holder marked 'only 21 struck' and signed C.Veen, a further Carl Veen issue features the same design but detail under bridge altered to '1987/No Toll', various other medals, tokens and coins featuring the bridge, several in silver and a gold issue from the Perth Mint, 2007. Stored in a coin album, some very fine but mostly uncirculated. (42)
Ex the Carl Veen Collection.
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