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Auction 181  3-4 Jun 2023
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Lot 788

Starting price: 100 GBP
Price realized: 140 GBP
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Epping Forest, Royal Visit and Dedication 1882, 77mm diameter in bronze by C.Wiener, Obverse: Bust of Queen Victoria, left, crowned, veiled and draped, with a continuous border of roses, thistles and shamrocks. Reverse: Londonia standing opposite the Queen, seated, holds open a gate at the edge of a forest, allowing passage along it's winding pathway. IT GIVES ME THE GREATEST SATISFACTION TO DEDICATE THIS BEAUTIFUL FOREST FOR THE USE AND ENJOYMENT OF MY PEOPLE FOR ALL TIME. EPPING FOREST 6 MAY 1882. Eimer 1689, BHM 3128, Welch 17, 195.97 grammes, NEF/GVF the obverse with some minor surface marks. Note: This is number 17 of the series of medals commissioned by the Corporation of London, only 400 pieces were struck

Estimate: 100-300 GBP
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