Watch List notes:

Armenia, 20th century medals, badges etc. formerly in the collection of the late Professor Asbed Donabedian (1923-1993), comprising: base metal medals (45, including several duplicates) on the subjects of Armenian history, religion, the military, music, poetry and sport; medalets (8); pin-backed badges (15); key-rings (5);, copies of coins (6), gilt-metal medals of President Hafez al-Assad of Syria (2) and a Palestinian medal commemorating the P.F.L.P., mainly very fine or better (82) The lot is offered with a typed inventory. Professor Donabedian was a major scholar and collector of ancient and medieval Armenian coins whose principal collection was sold by Spink, 2 March 1994. Please see lots 445-452 for Armenian banknotes from the same source.

Estimate: £200 - 300