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HERITAGE MAY 2024 MEDALS & TOKENS SELECTIONSHere are some selections from the upcoming May 2024 Heritage Medals & Tokens Showcase Auction. -Editor
France 1888 "Firefighting Competition" Gold Medal
"Firefighting Competition" gold Medal 1888-Dated UNC Details (Test Cut) NGC, 30mm. 14.57gm. Commemorating the Fire Pump Operation competition of June 10, 1888 at the Ville de Chateauroux. Unawarded.
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German States 1780 Wurzburg silver "Calendar" Medal
Wurzburg silver "Calendar" Medal 1780 MS61 PCGS, Strothotte-1780-3. 45mm. Very Impressive at this level of preservation, wearing a nice opalescent patina and surviving glow.
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Great Britain "Naval Reward & Battle of Lowestoft" Medal
Charles II silver "Naval Reward & Battle of Lowestoft" Medal 1665 UNC Details (Obverse Scratched) NGC, MI-503-139. 62mm. By J. Roettiers. Obv: Laureate draped bust of Charles II right. Rev: King as Roman general watching naval fleet from ashore. A detailed naval Medal, displaying intricate motifs throughout the design with a pleasing tone over both sides and underlying champagne-orange iridescence.
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1807 "Slave Trade Abolition" Silver Medal
"Slave Trade Abolition" silver Medal 1807 MS63 NGC, BHM-627, Eimer-983. 53mm. By T. Webb. WILLIAM WILBERFORCE MP THE FRIEND OF AFRICA Bust of Wilberforce facing right // Britannia seated on a dais, inscribed "I HAVE HEARD THEIR CRY" and attended by Mercury, Prudence and Justice, is crowned by Victory, hovering above; SLAVE TRADE ABOLISHED MDCCCVII in exergue. A beautiful rainbow-iridescent toning is found on both sides, gracing this Choice Mint State specimen. Furthermore, this is the sole "Top Pop" example of the type certified by NGC, out of three.
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1742 "Preliminaries of War" Silver Medal
"Preliminaries of War" silver Medal 1742-Dated MS63 NGC, VvL-168. 49mm. By N. van Swinderen. Obverse: Hollandia stands before a shield and cannon, amidst trophies, Liberty Cap on staff, Stadtholder with cornucopiæ kneels before her, HUIC DEVOTA TUENDÆ, and on a scroll, SECURITAS REIPUBLICÆ. Reverse: a balance weighs an olive branch and a sword, legend in twelve lines, UTRUM / EX AEQUO & BONO / 1742. A Medal that does not come to market often, exemplified by a Choice Mint State grade.
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1770 Catherine II "Destruction of the Turkish Fleet" Bronze Medal
Catherine II bronze "Destruction of the Turkish Fleet by Alexei Grigorievich Orloff" Medal 1770-Dated AU58 Brown NGC, Diakov-153.1. 90mm. By J.B. Gass. A highly rare Medal, commemorating the destruction of the Turkish Fleet in the Aegean Sea during the Battle of Cheshme. The reverse features a topographical view of the naval battle with Russian and Turkish fleets in position, ultimately leading to a Russian Victory. It was the greatest naval defeat suffered by the Ottomans since the 1571 Battle of Lepanto, allowing the Russians to control the Aegean Sea for the next five years.
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