Ancient, British and World Coins and Banknotes

Athletics, Argyllshire Gathering, a uniface silver award medal by Kirkwood & Son, crowned circular shield emblazoned with rampant lion, back named (Athletes Championship Medal, A. Stewart, 1957), 35mm (Brodie 455); Edinburgh to Glasgow Relay Race, a silver award medal for the News of the World, vignette of George Square, Glasgow to left, Edinburgh Castle at right, rev. legends in and around wreath, named (J.M. Petrie), hallmarked jaw&co Birmingham 1936, 44mm (Brodie 393); St Andrews Games, a uniface silver award medal, unsigned, shield containing St Andrew on Cross, back named (Awarded for Highland Fling to J.T. Notman…1857), 45mm (Brodie –); Scottish Inter-University Athletic Sports, a silver award medal, shields in quadrilobe, rev. named (High Jump Women, First, Marjorie Gray, Glasgow, 1936), hallmarked bm co Birmingham 1935, 44mm (Brodie –) [4]. Third fine, others very fine; first with ring, silver bar suspender and blue ribbon, third with ornate thistle suspender and ring (£70-90)

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, British Medals from the Collection of James Spencer.

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John McPherson Petrie, Fusilier, Royal Scots Fusiliers, was killed in action on 24 September 1944, aged 38, and is buried at Blairgowrie. He was the son of Robert and Marion McPherson Petrie and husband of Wilhelmina Wann Petrie, of New Rattray. Second only illustrated