Australian Historical Medals
Lot 636 SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 17TH APRIL) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $200
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $280
HACBS (HIBERNIAN AUSTRALASIAN CATHOLIC BENEFIT SOCIETY), 1913, handcrafted fob in gold (15ct, 8.9g, 24x33mm) obverse with overlay of an Irish harp left, Celtic Cross at centre, shield with emu and kangaroo at right, 'Faith Hope Charity' on ribbon below, inscribed on reverse 'Presented/to/T.M.Brown P.P/St Joseph's/Branch/No.350/June 1913'. Very fine.
The Hibernian Australasian Catholic Benefit Society was established in Victoria in the late 1860s to assist Irish Catholics with funeral and sickness benefits.
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