GERMAN STATE: AUGSBURG, silver gilt wedding medal, by Phillip Heinrich Mueller, circa 1700, (50mm, 44g) depicting two newlyweds under a tree with vine branches, chained and exchanging hearts; at their feet, two demons.
FRANCE: A group, including 1757 Louis XV Birth of the Comte d'Artois silver medal; 1823 Duc de Angouleme Victory at Trocadero medal; 1825 Consecration of King Charles X; 1857 St. Helena medal; 1862 Mexico Expedition medal; 1892 Dahomey Expedition medal; etc. (Total: 7 items).
A group of five English medals comprising of 1806 Death of Charles Fox (gilt bronze); 1833 Death of the Earl of Plymouth (bronze, 50mm);1846 Treaty of Lahore / Sir Henry Hardinge (bronze, 48mm); 1859 Death of Henry Hallam (bronze, 63mm); and 1897 Victoria's Diamond Jubilee - Primates of All England (white metal, holed, 51mm).
U.K.: Repeal of the Sacramental Test Act, 1828, by S. Clint, (bronze, 60mm, 85g) with standing Liberty handing charter to seated Britannia, Piety in centre, reverse legend in wreath, EF.
In 1828 the Test Act was abolished and replaced with a declaration (under the Sacramental Test Act of the same year) that the office holder, in exercising their authority and powers, would neither injure nor weaken the Church of England.
SPAIN: Various medals including 1875 Alfonso XII in silver with clasps; 1902 Alfonso XIII silver Coronation Medal; 1903 Medal of Maria Christina in silver; undated Blood Donor Medal; Wartime issue Order of Military Merit with Distinction (2 types); Order of Naval Merit (red distinction); Royal & Military Order of ST. Ferdinand; Royal & Military Order of St. Hermenegild; and others. (Total: 12 items).
AFRICA & SOUTH AMERICA: A small range comprising medals from MADAGASCAR, Republic of CONGO, GABON, MEXICO, BOLIVIA, URUGUAY and C.A.R. Also, a "Three Pound Twelve - Double Joe" (Total: 11 items).
1901 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ARTS, MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE - PATRON'S MEDAL (silver, 55mm, 90g) engraved to "LIEUTENANT ARTHUR TREVOR DAWSON, LATE R.N., FOR HIS PAPER ON "MODERN ARTILLERY" SOCIETY'S SESSION 1900 - 1901.";accompanied by a reprint of the paper he presented.
JAPAN: A group of medals, all in the boxes of issue, comprising 1904-05 Russo - Japanese War Medal; 1918-22 Siberian Intervention Medal; 1928 Showa Enthronement Medal; 1931-34 Manchurian Incident War Medal; 1937 China Incident War Medal; (5 items).
DANISH CLUB - MELBOURNE: the 1905 First Prize medal with ribbon and clasp engraved "1ste Pr. Melbourne Fugleskydning 1905" awarded to the "Bird King" for the annual wooden bird shooting competition.
A range of Military and Civilian medals, some in boxes of issue; includes Bulgarian Order of Military Merit (3rd Class); French Colonial - Dahomey Order of the Black Star (2nd Class); Poland Military Merit Award for Volunteer Fire Fighters; Spanish Falange Army breast plate; Manchukuo 1933 National Foundation Merit Medal; PRC (China) Police Cap and lapel badges; Japanese Sericulture Association medals; Japanese Red Cross Medal with miniature ribbon; several US Service medals and miniatures (replicas), etc. (qty).
JAPAN: A group of medals, in boxes of issue, comprising silver & enamel Red Cross Order of Merit, with lapel badge; Red Cross Membership medal with miniature lapel bow; Red Cross Life Membership medal with ribbon rosette and miniature lapel badge; Sea Disaster Rescue Society Merit Medal 2nd Class; (4 items).
U.K.: The 1912 Girdlestone Memorial Medal (bronze, 40mm) awarded by the National Dahlia Society to A. Brown for Pompon Dahlias; also, the Royal Horticultural Society Sir Joseph Banks silver prize medal (37mm, 30g) uninscribed. (2 items).
1934 VICTORIAN CENTENARY CELEBRATIONS medal in bronze (64mm) designed by G. Rayner Hoff. EF condition.
Hoff (1894 1937), is best remembered for this controversial medal, symbolising the wool industry with the skull of a sheep. Victorian Premier, Stanley Argyle was furious with the design, saying 'I have no time for it....In fact, I seriously wonder whether it is not a big leg-pull on Victoria, as the artist is a New South Welshman'. The obverse illustrates a tower of the State Electricity Commission's transmission line from Yallourn to Yarraville.
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FRANCE: A small accumulation including the St. Helena 1821 Medal (4 examples), 1859-60 Napoleon III silver medal for Campaigns in Italy, "Valeur et Discipline" 1870 medal, Exposition Lyon 1897 star, and others. (Total: 12; mixed condition).
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SPAIN: A collection including 1860 Africa Campaign Medal; 1876 Madrid Medal for Former Combatants; 1895 Mindinao Campaign Medal; 1895-98 Cuba Campaign Medal; 1908 Siege of Saragossa Centenary Medal; 1909 Siege of Girona Centenary Medal; 1916 Morocco Campaign Medal - Officer's type with 3 clasps; 1916 Morocco Medal with Melilla clasp; 1927 Peace in Northern Morocco Medal; 1931 Military Campaign Medal with MARRUECOS bar; 1938-42 War Cross breast star; 1943 Campaign in Russia Medal, etc. (Total: 15 items).
ASIA: Mainly military medals, including Order of the Dragon of ANNAM; Order of the Crown of Thailand, 5th Class; Japanese 1904-05 Russo-Japanese War Medal;1940 Manchukuo Border Incident Medal; French Cambodia - Royal Order, Knight; etc. (9 items).
UNITED KINGDOM: A ribbon bar of seven miniature medals comprising Most Distinguished Order of St. Michael & St. George; Distinguished Service Cross; WW1 Medal - 5 clasps including Gallipoli; WW1 Victory Medal; KEVII Coronation Medal & Russian Order of Saint Vladimir (4th Class).
SOUTH AFRICA: WORLD WAR ONE pair comprising Victory Medal with bronze oak leaf impressed to CPL. F.A. McINTOSH S.A.S.C. and the British War Medal impressed S/SJT. F.A. McINTOSH S.A.P.C., (2).
A small group including a 1914-19 Victory Medal (to an Engineer R.N.R.), two 1939-45 Service medals (one named), various royal event medallions, etc. (Total: 11 items).
POLAND: 1930 Independence Medal; 1939-45 Army War Medal; 30th Anniversary of 1st Grenadier Division in France; 1945 Oder, Neisse & Baltic Medal; and 1969 Battle of Monte Cassino Anniversary medal. (Total: 5 items).
EUROPEAN MEDALS: Various medals, mainly military, from BULGARIA (6), FINLAND (5), GERMANY/AUSTRIA (4), ITALY (5), NETHERLANDS (4), RUSSIA (6), etc. (Total: 39).
PHILIPPINES: 1950-53 Korean Campaign Medal with enamelled ribbon bar and lapel pin. The medal recognizes the 1,468-troop contingent (PEFTOK) that served in Korea, including participation in the Battle of Yultong and Hill Eerie.
