Lot 1217
1217
ALLOA [?] TRIBUTE MEDAL, gold (Hallmarks for 9ct., Birmingham, 1900), by L. & Co., obverse, an oval escutcheon with rampant lion in relief, over the Cross of St. Andrew, with engraved thistles between each limb of the Cross, the plain reverse engraved, 'From 7th V.B.A. & S.H. to W. McIntosh, South Africa 1901', 29mm. by 38mm., including integral loop suspension, extremely fine

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ALLOA [?] TRIBUTE MEDAL, gold (Hallmarks for 9ct., Birmingham, 1900), by L. & Co., obverse, an oval escutcheon with rampant lion in relief, over the Cross of St. Andrew, with engraved thistles between each limb of the Cross, the plain reverse engraved, 'From 7th V.B.A. & S.H. to W. McIntosh, South Africa 1901', 29mm. by 38mm., including integral loop suspension, extremely fine

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Reference: Hibbard C17. A Tribute Medal of uncertain origin and possibly one of just two surviving examples.