World Historical Medals
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Lot 1936 SESSION 8 (2.30PM WEDNESDAY 27TH JULY) World Historical Medals
Estimate $60
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SOLD $60
WORLD MEDALS, includes Norway, Trondhjem's 900th Anniversary (Exhibition), (1897), in white metal (60mm), obverse, arrival scene featuring Viking King Olav Tryggvason in 997, reverse, historic Nidaros Cathedral, Norway's national shrine; Sweden, Gustav II Adolf (1611-1632), 200th Anniversary of His Death, 1832, in silver (41mm), by C.M.M. (Carl Magnus Melgren), armoured bust of Gustav II Adolf left, reverse, Religion and Truth holding hands; USA, Chicago World's Fair Columbian Exhibition, 1893, in white metal (65mm), obverse, Columbus on ship's deck holding female's hand with radiant star above, reverse, eagle with stars and stripes shield holding banner in beak and arrows in claws atop a plaque with Latin inscription translated as, 'Exposition in Chicago in Memory of Illustrious Navigator Christopher Columbus', and with buildings below. The first with metal mounting remains at sides of reverse, the third affected by oxidation and with damage to reverse, otherwise fine. (3)
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