Lot Essay
Bill Tilden became the number one ranked player in the world in 1920 after becoming the first American man to win Wimbledon.
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CIRCA 1920
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BILL TILDEN: AN AMERICAN GOLD PRESENTATION MEDAL
CIRCA 1920
The front decorated with a male profile flanked by ribbon-tied green enameled laurels against a billowing American flag and below an eagle with outstretched wings, the reverse applied with the seal of The City of Philadelphia and engraved Presented To Wm. T. Tilden By The City Of Philadelphia, In Honor Of His Winning The Single Tennis Championship Of The World, 1920, marked SOLD GOLD
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, excluding suspension rings
1 oz. 6 dwt. (40 gr.)
CIRCA 1920
The front decorated with a male profile flanked by ribbon-tied green enameled laurels against a billowing American flag and below an eagle with outstretched wings, the reverse applied with the seal of The City of Philadelphia and engraved Presented To Wm. T. Tilden By The City Of Philadelphia, In Honor Of His Winning The Single Tennis Championship Of The World, 1920, marked SOLD GOLD
2 in. (5.1 cm.) high, excluding suspension rings
1 oz. 6 dwt. (40 gr.)
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