Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 37 25 Sep 2019
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USA, 1915 Panama-Pacific Exposition, official silver medal, 1915, by Robert Ingersoll Aitken (1878-1949), also listed as a 'so-called dollar', Mercury with a caduceus opens lock gates for Viking long-boat, ON! SAIL ON!, rev. figures of North and South America link cornucopiae above globe centred on Panama, 38mm. (HK.399; Baxter 113), extremely fine and rare
Robert Ingersoll Aitken, the California-born sculptor, also designed the famous gold 50-dollar commemorative coins struck on both round and octagonal flans. The medal was struck by the US Mint in the Exposition grounds. Interestingly it was chosen as number 79 in the listing of the '100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens'.
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Robert Ingersoll Aitken, the California-born sculptor, also designed the famous gold 50-dollar commemorative coins struck on both round and octagonal flans. The medal was struck by the US Mint in the Exposition grounds. Interestingly it was chosen as number 79 in the listing of the '100 Greatest American Medals and Tokens'.
(200-250 GBP)