Exonumia Auction - Maine Antique Digest

Miscellaneous Tokens and MedalsWILL TO ADVANCE ART MEDAL, 1929. 15” Copper Galvano.Avard Fairbanks, Sc. (MACO). Uncirculated. Suspension wireaffixed to the reverse. THE WILL TO ACHIEVE in semi circlealong upper left border. Scene of a pioneer man holding a rifle, hisdog to his side. Oxen pulling a wagon with wife and child in thebackground. Signed at bottom by Fairbanks and dated 1929.Since Fairbanks first executed this design, Medallic Art Companyhas used it on a number of medals for Oregon insurance companiese.g. the Oregon Mutual Life Insurance Co. 25 th Anniversary medalin 1931 and the 1963 medal commemorating the opening ofthe new home office building for the Standard Insurance Co. ofPortland, Oregon. We auctioned a much smaller 8 1/2:” galvano inour 2004 Litman, Sullivan and Dreyfuss Sale (#690) for $920.00.($1500+)by Adam Pietz. (MACO). Uncirculated, with the revere lightlytarnished. Obverse with the Wright Brothers Flyer airplane depictedat center surrounded by the legend: * WRIGHT BROTHERS* * MEDAL* The reverse is inscribed: AWARDED/ TO/ /FOR/ MERITORIOUS CONTRIBUTION/ TO/ AERONAUTICENGINEERING/ SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE/ ENGINEERS/INC. (G)Lot 466Lot 465465. WRIGHT BROTHERS AWARD MEDAL – SOCIETY OFAUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS, INC. (1929). 76.5mm. Bronze.Unsigned, but Medallic Art Co. records reveal the work was doneH134466. RICHARD E. BYRD CONQUEST OF THE POLESMEDALLION, 1929. Marqusee 217. 82.3mm. Bronze. JulioKilenyi, Sc. (W&H) Choice Uncirculated. Obverse view ofan eagle perched on an airborne Ford tri-motor. Polar scenebelow. The reverse depicts a bust of Byrd wearing gogglesto the left coming out of a bank of clouds. Below, at center, isinscribed: COMMEMORATING THE CONQUEST OF THEPOLES/ BY REAR ADMIRAL RICHARD E. BYRD/ ANDHIS ASSOCIATES/ PRESENTED BY/ THE AERONAUTICAL