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NYINC Signature Sale 3030 5-6 January 2014
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Ras Tafari (Haile Salassie) gold Coronation Medal Trio EE1923 (1930), 1) Gill-S7, Choice AU. 25mm/13.5 gm. Lightly handled, but with no major distractions. Still flashy in the fields.2) Gill-S8, Uncirculated. 31mm/19.7 gm. Reflective in the fields with some central incompleteness in the reverse design. Attractive, but short of Choice.3) Gill-S9, Choice Uncirculated. 40mm/39.25gm. The nicest of the three with essentially mark-free surfaces. As is typical, the strike is short of rising to full completeness on the reverse imperial monogram.A wonderful set that was designed at the Vienna mint, struck at Addis Ababa and distributed to visiting dignitaries at the official coronation ceremonies. Rarely offered as a set, and a real treasure for the collector interested in Ethiopian history.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
Ras Tafari (Haile Salassie) gold Coronation Medal Trio EE1923 (1930), 1) Gill-S7, Choice AU. 25mm/13.5 gm. Lightly handled, but with no major distractions. Still flashy in the fields.2) Gill-S8, Uncirculated. 31mm/19.7 gm. Reflective in the fields with some central incompleteness in the reverse design. Attractive, but short of Choice.3) Gill-S9, Choice Uncirculated. 40mm/39.25gm. The nicest of the three with essentially mark-free surfaces. As is typical, the strike is short of rising to full completeness on the reverse imperial monogram.A wonderful set that was designed at the Vienna mint, struck at Addis Ababa and distributed to visiting dignitaries at the official coronation ceremonies. Rarely offered as a set, and a real treasure for the collector interested in Ethiopian history.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD