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1065 ENAMELED CAR BADGE
IVORY COAST
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55mm x 106.5mm, enameled metal with plated finish;
polychrome enamel, “Cercle d’Union” “de la Cote
D’Ivoire” with central image of African palm and
gazelle; the Cercle d’Union was established during
WWI in france to entertain allies, initially members
of the Lafayette de Escadrille; badge has mounting
holes in each corner; very minor enamel loss on neck
of animal, VF+
1066 3 COMMUNISM / SOVIET MEDALS
largest 83.5; Includes: Large medal with portrait (Lenin?) and bayonnet
on reverse; Russian Revolution medal with soldiers on horses and
1919 on front, cyrillic
lettering on reverse;
50th Anniversary of the
Argentinian Communist
Party; overall VF
1067 CHILEAN ANTARCTICA CASED MEDALLION
1948, 70 mm, silver finish; artist: Thenot; obverse: features profile
portraits of Videla (president of Chile in 1948), Cerda (past Chilean
president) and O’Higgins (founder of Chile); text: Gabriel Gonzalez Videla
- Pedro Aguirre Cerda - Bernardo O’Higgins; roman numerals: 1831
- 1940 - 1948; reverse: attractive image showing map of Chile’s southern
claim to Antarctica, flanked by penguins and walrus with large ship in
background;
text: Viaje
Presidencial
a la Antartica
Chilena 17
Febrero 1948;
the medal is to
commemorate
President Videla
of Chile’s visit to Antarctica which also corresponded to Chile’s claim to
a portion of Antarctica; minor dent to obverse edge, very little evidence
of wear; leatherette case is worn, VF to EX
1068 RECONSTITUTION OF BELGIAN ARMY MEDAL
1921, 70mm; bronze; artist: Raoul Wissaint; indistinct foundry mark on
reverse; obverse: allegorical figure of Belgium with sword aloft, advances
towards two othe allegorical draped female figures; text along perimeter:
“l’armee belge rejointies armees alliees” below “7-14 octobre MCMXIV;
reverse: allegorical depiction of Belgium with sword out at side, standing
beside rock wall; text: “Anvers Retient Sept Divisions Allemandes
22 Sept 19__ Oct
1914”; this medallion
illustrates Belgium’s
return to the
Allied Armies particularly
during the
“Race to the Sea”
series of battles;
very light soiling
and wear; VF
1069 TREATY OF LONDON ENSURING NEUTRALITY OF
CASED 1914, 68 mm, bronze, artist: Henry Dropsy; obverse: image
of “Justice” carrying scales, sword and trident, wearing Greek helmet,
striding across globe with right foot in Belgium, text: “L’Angleterre
Champion du Droit Contre la Violence” Aot 1914; reverse: image of
treaty, featuring 6 seals and signatures, “Traite de Londres Garantissant
la Neutralite de la Belgique” and a quote from German Chancellor during
an interview with the English ambassador Sir E. Goschen “for the word
Neutrality for a scrap of paper Great Britain was going to make war”; the
Treaty of London signed in 1839 gave Belgium autonomy and when Germany
invaded in 1914 and treated the treaty as “a scrap of paper” Britain
acted to enforce the treaty and war ensued; nice patina, very little sign of
wear; some wear to leatherette case, EX
1070 THEODORE ROOSEVELT INAUGURAL MEDAL (2ND
1905, 75mm, bronze; artist: (obverse) Barber; (reverse) Morgan, U.S.
Mint #125; obverse: profile portrait of Theodore Roosevelt in high relief;
reverse: Liberty standing holding scroll with U.S. Capitol in background,
text: Inaugurated President of the United States Sep 14 1901 Second
Term March 4 1905; this was not the officially issued medallion; some
areas of discoloration to obverse; wear to high spots; VF
1071 INDIA REBELLION MEMORIAL MEDALLION
circa 1857, 121.5 mm; bronze, artist initials: E.C.P. (illegible), back
stamp W (circle); obverse: standing classical figure wearing helmet and
carrying trident in one arm, crown of laurel leaves in the other; alongside
striding lion; text: “He Died For Freedom and Honor” with engraved
plaque “Dhan Singh”; Dhan Singh
Gurjar was an Indian freedom fighter
in the India Rebellion of 1857, who
died as a martyr in 1857; overall
spotting discoloration; Fine