NumisBids
  
Spink
Auction 15004  25-26 March 2015
View prices realized

Lot 231

Starting price: 4000 GBP
Price realized: 9000 GBP
Find similar lots
Share this lot: Share by Email
Nepal, Maharaja Surendra Vikram Shah (1847-81), silver Medal, 42mm, 24.75g, awarded at the time of the Third Nepal Tibet War (1855-86) to Nepali prisoners held in Tibet since the previous war of 1841, bust of King Surendra left, wearing a plumed hat, Urdu legend Sri 5 Maharajadhiraja Surendra Vikram Shah Bahadur ke hukum, rev. Urdu legend, Sri 3 Jang Bahadur Rana Maharaja ne samvat 1912 salamein Tibbet se jang kar ke pandrah baras pesh se Jammu taraf ke Bhut mein jo qaid khalas kiya, mounted with suspension loop for wearing, of local manufacture (N.Rhodes, 'A Remarkable Silver Medal from Nepal,' ONS Newsletter 170, Winter 2002), extremely fine and very rare. Estimate: £5,000.00 - £8,000.00
Question about this auction? Contact Spink