Coins, Historical Medals and Antiquities

George V, Coronation, Walney Bridge, Barrow-in-Furness, 1911, a gilt-bronze medal by The Mint Birmingham Ltd, 35mm (W & E 5175D.2); Skew Bridge and the 150th Anniversary of the Rainhill Trials, 1979, a light bronze medal, unsigned, 45mm; Centenary of the Opening of the Manchester Ship Canal, 1994, a gilt-bronze medal by the Royal Mint, 39mm; Opening of the Centenary Bridge, Trafford Park, Manchester, 1994, a bronze medal, unsigned, for the Trafford Park Development Corporation, 52mm; Runcorn Locks Bridge, a silver medal from the Bygone Britain series, 39mm [5]. Virtually as struck; first pierced for suspension £40-£50

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Medals of Bridges from the David Young Collection.

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