Great Britain Historical Medals
Lot 1828 SESSION 7 (11.30AM WEDNESDAY 26 JULY) Great Britain Historical Medals
Estimate $2,000
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SOLD $3,000
CORONATION MEDAL, 1953 (EIIR), Mount Everest Expedition. Impressed. With case of issue, very fine and rare.
News that Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing had reached the summit of Mount Everest reached London on the morning of EIIR Coronation. Members of the Hunt Expedition were invited to Buckingham Palace in July 1953 where they were presented with the medals.
Together with First Day Cover dated 5pm, 3 Ju 53 with original signature of Ed Hillary (later Sir Edmund Hillary).
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