Australian Historical Medals
Lot 896 Session 4 (4:30pm Tuesday 31 July) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $300
MELBOURNE CENTENARY INTERNATIONAL AIR RACE, 1934, in gilt bronze (34mm) by Stokes for MacRobertsons (C.1934/5). Loop mount attached, extremely fine and very rare.
The official award was in gold.
Ex Spink Australia, Sale 33 (lot 2447) and Noble Numismatics, Sale 60 (lot 1164) and J.P.Melick Collection.
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Estimate $500
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