Watch List notes:

Medals by Subject, Railways: North Eastern Railway, opening of the Queen Alexandra Bridge, Sunderland, over the Wear, silver medal, 1909, by Elkington & Co, view of the bridge, in considerable detail, rev. arms of Sunderland and North Eastern Railway, 64mm (BHM 3978; Eimer 1910; Moyaux 74; Swan 51), in fitted blue leather case of issue, mint state with rich light tone, extremely rare in silver
The bridge was built by the North Eastern Railway and the Corporation of Sunderland between 1904 and 1909. It was opened by the Earl of Durham.
(300-350 GBP)