British Historical Medals
Lot 1509 Session 6 (9:30am Wednesday 1st August) British Historical Medals
Estimate $150
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SOLD $140
INTERNATIONAL INVENTIONS EXHIBITION LONDON, 1885, in white metal (33mm) (BHM 3197), by R Neal, obverse, title as above, reverse, view of London street and above, 'Ye Olde London Street', at base initials, 'HMR', rated by BHM as RRR. Toned and some handling marks, otherwise extremely fine and rare in this condition.
HMR stands for Herbert M.Rombach of London, a medal stamper who had a stand in the exhibition where this and one other medal were struck.
With research.
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