Australian Historical Medals
Lot 390 SESSION 2 (11.30AM TUESDAY 26TH JULY) Australian Historical Medals
Estimate $300
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $180
AUSTRALIAN WIDOWS' FUND, Union Is Strength, Member badge in gold (tested as 9ct; 5.44g; 22mm), reverse inscribed, 'S.J.Bird' and at the base, '(Policy No.) 5045.'. Suspension removed at top, otherwise very good.
Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 48 (lot 823).
The Australian Widows' Fund was a life assurance society operating under the name of Australian Widows' Fund Life Assurance Society Ltd. It was established in Victoria in 1871 upon the mutual system. In 1893 a branch was opened in New Zealand and a New Zealand head office was set up at Wellington in 1905.
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