Lot 1185
Great Britain. The "WH Medal", Prize for Industry, Courtesy and Integrity, Silver Medal, 1839. 58 mm, by Thomas Halliday, Images of the Theatre at Athens, with Spartans and Athenians, below left, Socrates in prison, and right, Demosthenes on a rocky shore. Reverse; Five-line inscription, a small oval in the lower center. Rare in silver. NGC graded MS-64. Estimated Value $150 - UP
"It is not known if the medal was ever awarded in silver, it is more usually found in bronze with the recipient's a number stamped within the oval on the reverse, and it was issued with a booklet extolling the virtues of Industry, Courtesy and Integrity. It is from the booklet that the date of issue is known."
Ex Baldwin's Auction 46, May 4, 2006, lot 2141.
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