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Ref: 6407

London, Royal Society of Arts 1863, bronze prize medal (awarded 1878) by LC Wyon

 

 

Obv: bust right of Albert Edward Prince of Wales, date (1863) below

 

Rev: SOCIETY OF ARTS MANUFACTURES AND COMMERCE within laurel wreath, FOUNDED 1754 INCORPORATED BY ROYAL CHARTER 1847 around

 

References: BHM 2794; E 1567

 

Condition: Extremely fine; Diameter: 56mm

 

 

Notes: The ‘RSA’ still exists in its fine original building just off The Strand in central London. I took many auctions there in the 1990s when I worked for a firm of numismatic auctioneers.

 

 

Price £95

London, Royal Society of Arts 1863, bronze prize medal (awarded 1878) by LC Wyon
London, Royal Society of Arts 1863, bronze prize medal (awarded 1878) by LC Wyon

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