EMPIRE AND COLONIAL RULE

European medals and the representation of the colonies in 19th & 20th centuries.

Updated January 2010

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  Medals are made of bronze, struck and of date contemporary with original design, unless described otherwise. Please see our terms and conditions of sale for buying notes.  
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Paris, Exposition Coloniale 1931, large bronze plaquette cast, by Pierre Rocchi (not signed), 145mm.

Head of a young African woman, Belgian Congo, Mangbetu, Upper Uele

GBP 750

cast by Pericaud

 

Paris, Exposition Coloniale 1931, large bronze plaquette cast by Pierre Rocchi, 145mm.

GBP 760

Head of a young African man

 

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Condition is described in numismatic terms and is generally extremely fine unless specified. The medals are the original strikings/castings unless specified otherwise.

EF almost as issued extremely fine, VF some wear very fine, F fine or worn n=near as in nVF nearly very fine; Condition if it isn't specified is extremely fine or as cast.

Metals: AV = gold, AR = silver, AE = bronze Zn = zinc Fe= iron

 

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