GREAT BRITAIN. Gilt Silver Medal, 1910. London Mint. NGC MS-65.
GREAT BRITAIN. Gilt Silver Medal, 1910. London Mint. NGC MS-65.
Diameter: 51 mm. Issued for the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910, by Vaughtons, dies signed FCB. Obverse: Britannia stands with Japan; reverse: Japanese samurai and British knight support wreath enclosing a view of the pavilion, "GRAND PRIZE" engraved below.
The other examples we found in the archives had different engraving on the reverse. One (Baldwin's auction 81, May 2013, lot 3567) was engraved "GOLD MEDAL", and another (part of Dix-Noonan-Webb auction 134, December 2015, lot 554) was engraved "AWARDED TO HENRY W. KING & SON FOR CERULEAN ENAMELS". At least one exists in silver plated bronze.
Estimate: $100 - $150.
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GREAT BRITAIN. Gilt Silver Medal, 1910. London Mint. NGC MS-65.
Diameter: 51 mm. Issued for the Japan-British Exhibition of 1910, by Vaughtons, dies signed FCB. Obverse: Britannia stands with Japan; reverse: Japanese samurai and British knight support wreath enclosing a view of the pavilion, "GRAND PRIZE" engraved below.
The other examples we found in the archives had different engraving on the reverse. One (Baldwin's auction 81, May 2013, lot 3567) was engraved "GOLD MEDAL", and another (part of Dix-Noonan-Webb auction 134, December 2015, lot 554) was engraved "AWARDED TO HENRY W. KING & SON FOR CERULEAN ENAMELS". At least one exists in silver plated bronze.
Estimate: $100 - $150.
Click here for certification details from NGC. Additional image by NGC Photo Vision. Learn more at NGCcoin.com