Aust. Gold - Imperial Sovereigns- Shield Reverse
Lot 947 SESSION 6 (7.30PM TUESDAY 26TH NOVEMBER) Aust. Gold - Imperial Sovereigns- Shield Reverse
Estimate $2,500
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PRESENTATION SOVEREIGN, George V, 1912, Sydney, from Nuffield Australia Pty Ltd, in commemorative timber box with gold insignia and gold plaque, 'RT HON VISCOUNT NUFFIELD O.B.E / TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING / OF NUFFIELD AUSTRALIA PTY LTD / VICTORIA PARK SYDNEY / MARCH 1950 / THE SOVEREIGN WAS UNEARTHED DURING / EXCAVATIONS FOR THE FOUNDATIONS'. Very fine and a rare commemorative item.
This sovereign was presented to George Alfred Lloyd CBE.^Nuffield Australia Pty Ltd was built on the site of Victoria Park Racecourse in Zetland, Sydney. The Morris Minor and Oxford cars were assembled there.
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Lot 947 This lot
PRESENTATION SOVEREIGN, George V, 1912, Sydney, from Nuffield Australia Pty Ltd, in commemorative timber box ...
Estimate $2,500
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