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August 21, 2013 - HONG KONG510510 Tibet, anonymous, Buddhist Medal, 4.51g, undated, pseudo-Tibetan legendsurrounded by two circles to which petals are attached, each containing a syllable writtenin pseudo-Tibetan script, rev. seated figure of Padma Sambhava (Tibetan: guru rinpoche),very fine511 Tibet and Sichuan, aluminium Medallion, Tibetan General Dance Company, undated(post 1959), the Potala palace, inscriptions in Tibetan and Chinese: bod ljongs lha sa grongkhyer spro ´i chams spyi khyabs kung si (“Tibetan Lhasa city General Dance Company”), rev.grazing yak with mountains in the background; Provincial government of Sichuan,enamelled Badge or Token, undated, five-pointed star and three lines of Tibetan text;Brass Tokens (2), swastika within six-pointed star, similar design, the enamelled item goodvery fine, others fine to very fine (4)The first three items were published by Bertsch, Wolfgang: Modern Medals and Badgesfrom or Related to Tibet, Sikkim and Bhutan in the Collection of Wolfgang Bertsch.Including a Chapter on Coins as Jewellery and two Appendices, Privately published,Gundernhausen (near Darmstadt), 2003, nos. 15, 41 and 56The last two tokens appear to be late 19th, early 20th Century and were probably foundin Tibet. They may have been inspired by the design of Indian temple tokens.HK$450-600(US$100-120)HK$750-1,000(US$120-150)512512 British India, (1903/04), bronze Medal, The Younghusband Mission to Tibet in 1903-04, 27.48g, bust of Edward VII left, rev. TIBET 1903-4, issued to the Peshawar CamelCorps, native camp followers, and others (British Battles and Medals, 2006:117),suspension and ribbon missing, good very fineThis medal was issued in silver and bronze. “This medal was authorized on 1st February1905, to be awarded to all who took part in the Tibet Mission and to the troopsaccompanying it who served at or beyond Silgari between 13th December 1903, and 23rdSeptember 1904. The medal in bronze was issued to the Peshawur Camel Corps, nativecamp followers, and others”.HK$900-1,200(US$120-160)121