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Auction 38 - Coins  11 Oct 2017
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Lot 5121

Starting price: 12 500 EUR
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Großbritannien: Victoria 1837-1901: "THE UNA AND THE LION" - 5 Pounds 1839, Lot 2 Stück, Blei-Proben , beide einseitig, Vs: ca 45x42 mm, 72,8 g, Rs. ca. 45x45 mm, 80,4 g, beide um vorzüglich, von größter Seltenheit! // "THE UNA AND THE LION" - Five Pounds 1839 Trials in lead , each uniface, Av: ca 45x42 mm, 72,8 g, Rv. ca. 45x45 mm, 80,4 g , both sides around Extremely Fine, 'as struck' an excessively rare pair of items and probably unique. The Una and the Lion is recognized as one of the most beautiful British coins ever struck. It was designed by William Wyon in 1839, to commemorate the beginning of Queen Victoria's reign in 1837.
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