Presidential Coin & Antiques, Inc., Auction 86

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SCOTLAND

1253. INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY SCIENCE AND

ART, 1886,

BHM 3215; Malpas 122. 44.7mm. Bronze. Unsigned.

(Peter Westren) Choice Unc. Original purple plush presentation

box imprinted with the name of P. WESTREN/ 17 FREDERICK ST./

EDINBURGH. Obverse with a circle surrounding a center view of

the Exhibition building; a balloon in the distance above. Below the

building: UNDER THE PATRONAGE OF/ HIS MOST GRACIOUS

MAJESTY/ THE QUEEN. A decorative border surrounds an outer

legend: INTERNATION EXHIBITION OF INDUSTRY SCIENCE

AND ART. EDINBURGH 1886. Rx: Legend: PETER WESTREN

MANUFACTURER OF HISTORICAL SCOTTISH JEWELLERY.

“OLD EDINBERGH” AND 27 FREDERICK STREET EDINBERGH

around view of 5 Edinburgh buildings; ST. GILES at center and

Edinburgh Castle, Mercat Cross, Holyrood Palace and Heart of

Midlothian. (D)

SOUTH AFRICA

1254. PAUL KRUGER 70

BIRTHDAY MEDA BY SCHARFF, 1900.

Hern 260. 39.5mm. Bronze. Anton Scharff, Sc. Unc. Obv: Front

facing bust of Kruger. PAUL/ KRUGER/ PRESIDENT at left. DER/

ZUID/ AFRIKAASCHE/ REPUBLIEK/ 10 OCT./ 1825, to right.

Rx: To the right of a display of oak leaves and laurel: AAN DE/

DAPPERE STRIJDERS/ VOOR/ RECHT/ EN/ VRIJHEID 1899-/

1900 (To the brave fighters for justice and freedom .)

Struck at the instigation of Bachoven von Eecht. It is the earliest

of the commemorative medals in honour of the President’s 70th

birthday on October 10th 1900.

SWITZERLAND

1255. 600

ANNIVERSARY OF THE SWISS CONFEDERATION,

1891.

50.2mm. Alum. (Lauer) PL Unc. Obverse: Three men

with clasped left hands and right hands raised. WIR WOLLEN

SEIN EIN EINIG VOLK BRUDEREN, IN KEINER NOTH UNS

TRENNEN UND GEFAR (Let us be a united people, let nothing

separate us).. Rx: Tree with the arms of the cantons at the end

of the branches and the Swiss shield at the center, 1891 above

and 1291 below. Inscribed below the tree: ZUR ERINNERUNG

/ AN DIE / VI. SAKULARFEIRER / 1. AUGUST on left and DES

ERSTEN BUNDES / DER / EIDGENOSSEN / 1891 on right.

(Commemorating the 600 Anniversary of the Confederation on

August 1, 1891.) Aluminum. (D)

Auction Eighty Six

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Bid Deadline: August 29, 2016