Lot #42 - Rare HMAS Sydney-Emden silver 1918 medal
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Auction House:Lugosi Auctioneers & Valuers
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Sale Name:Collectors' Cabinet Auction
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Sale Date:26 Nov 2017 ~ 12noon
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Lot #:42
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Lot Description:Rare HMAS Sydney-Emden silver 1918 medal
Commemorative medal, sinking of the German S.M.S. Emden by the HMAS Sydney, off the Cocos Islands, on November 9, 1914. The Silver 1887 Mexican dollar (8 reales) Durango Mint with several small chopmarks converted into a medal on authority of the Defence Department by W. Kerr, Watchmaker & Jeweller of Sydney, who converted the Mexican dollars seized from the Emden in 1914 for the Australian Navy Board one thousand only -
Estimate:A$1,000 - 1,500
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Realised Price:
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Category:Militaria & Weapons
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