India
British India. Victoria "Calcutta International Exhibition" gold Award Medal 1883-84 MS62 NGC, Calcutta mint, Pudd-883.2.2, 51mm. Obv. Crowned half-length portrait of Queen Victoria left with "Calcutta International Exhibition" and "1883-84" in surrounding legend. Rev. Wreath encircling, "AWARDED TO." This medal was unawarded. Prooflike fields, with frosted devices and minor hairlines. We previously sold the silver version of this Award medal in our April 2018 sale 3064, Lot 33243. The gold medal of this type is Extremely rare and we cannot reference another example.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 10000-15000 USD