Auction Catalogue

26 June 1996

Starting at 1:00 PM

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Historical and Art Medals, British and World Coins and Tokens

The Charing Cross Hotel  The Strand  London  WC2N 5HX

Lot

№ 384

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26 June 1996

Estimate: £150–£200

Great Britain, Battle of Jutland, 1916, uniface die trials of the obverse and reverse of the finished medal by H. Stabler for the Royal Numismatic Society, broadside view of the battleship Lion with guns firing and shells dropping in the sea, and crowned anchor enclosing JELLICOE BEATTY, both 86mm (BDM VIII, 215; cf. E. 1948; M.H. p.492). [2]. A few minor marks, otherwise very fine and a very rare pair of trials (£150-200)