Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Malta, The XIII European Art Exhibition of the Council of Europe, 1970, a bronze medal by S. Johnson, stars around cross of the Order, rev. Knight kneeling before St John the Baptist, 50mm; same event, a plated medal, unsigned, St John stepping ashore from a boat, rev. winged Victory holds cross above a map of the islands, 55mm; Centenary of the Birth of Nerik Mizzi, 1985, a plated medal, unsigned, issued for the Partito Nazzjonalista, bust right, rev. arms of the party, 41mm; 900th Anniversary of the Order of St John, 1999, a nickel-brass medal by M. Bonaccorsi for the Royal Mint, cross of the Order, rev. a St John hospitaller caring for an injured person, 39mm [4]. Extremely fine and better; third in Sandhill case, last mint-sealed in descriptive wallet (£30-50)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, A Collection of Coins, Banknotes and Medals of Malta formed by Bill Adams.

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The special theme of the 13th European Art Exhibition was the Order of St John in Malta.

Dr Enrico Mizzi (1885-1950), popularly known as Nerik Mizzi, was the son of Fortunato Mizzi, founder of the Maltese Nationalist movement. He was first elected to the Maltese Council as a member of the Comitato Patriottico in 1915. He formed his own political party in 1921 which later merged into what became the Partito Nazzjonalista, which he led from 1942-50, initially from Uganda, to where he had been deported because of his alleged Italian sympathies. His PN party won the September 1950 election and he became Prime Minister, only to die in office three months later