Australian Historical Medals
Lot 716 SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 25 JULY) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $200
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SOLD $270
INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC, NSW, 1919, handcrafted fob in gold (9ct, 6.9g, 22x35mm) obverse with initials 'AW' in centre, reverse inscribed 'Presented/to/A.Welsh/as a token of/esteem by the/citizens of/Woonona/for services/rendered during/the Influenza Epedemic(sic)/20.12.19'. Good very fine.
The influenza epidemic killed approximately 6,000 people in NSW during 1919.
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Estimate $200
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