Australian Singles
Lot 4550 Session 15 ( 7.30pm Thursday 20th November) Australian Singles
Estimate $2,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $2,800
TOBRUK RATS' MEDAL, hand made medal of copper, brass and aluminium with copper and brass ribbon, hand stamped 'Presented by Lord Haw-haw to the Tobruk Rats 1941' and appears to be numbered '8' on reverse but in fact the two marks which resemble the figure 8 are from the lugs holding the centrepiece, these similar marks also showing on the obverse. Suspension pin broken, otherwise very fine and very rare.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 45 (lot 1190) July 1994.
With details of the origins and history of the 'Tobruk Rats' Medal.
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