New Stock 2024 (Medals & Tokens)

Medals of British music Legends, the Beatles. The obverse features the four members of the group. The Beatles were John, Paul, George, and Ringo. The reverse shows the logo of the band, a guitar, and their names. Full crownsized and in Proof condition. Sold with a protective capsule in a snaplock bag.

In 1902 Edward VII was finally crowned King, after the death of his Mother, Queen Victoria. He had waited a long time for this to happen and it almost didn’t as he had an appendicitis attack and the Coronation had to be postponed. In those days, people died of appendicitis. The Royal Mint issued a rather handsome small Official Silver medallion to honour the Coronation in 1902. It had King Edward VII’s bust on one side and his Queen, Alexandra’s bust on the other side. They are in a very contemporary design and are struck in Sterling Silver. He was a very popular King and these sold quite quickly from the Royal Mint. We can offer them in Extremely Fine. Remember that they are now over 120 years old!

Born Fidel Alejandro Castro Ruz on 13 August 1926, the son of a wealthy Spanish farmer, Fidel Castro went on to study law at the University of Havana where he adopted leftist and anti-imperialist ideas. He participated in various rebellions and was imprisoned for a failed attempt to overthrow the Cuban president Batista in 1953. After a year’s imprisonment, Castro travelled to Mexico where he formed a revolutionary group, the 26th of July Movement, with his brother Raúl Castro and Ernesto “Che” Guevara and went on to play a key role in the Cuban Revolution which saw the overthrow of Batista in 1959 and Castro assuming military and political power as Cuba’s prime minister. He died on 25 November 2016, having been the longest serving non-royal head of state in the entire 20th and 21st centuries. He is pictured on this commemorative medal at different stages of his life, mostly smoking a Cuban cigar!

This handsome French silver medal was awarded in 1820, some 203 years ago. It is eight sided and has a cart drawn by oxen on one side and the inscription on the other side. They were awarded by The French Royal Society in Toulouse, France. They are in choice condition with wonderful light toning to show that over the years they have never been cleaned. A beautiful piece, very difficult to find. A nice addition to your collection…

Designed by Percy Metcalfe and struck in Sterling Silver. Obv. Con joined busts of George and Mary facing left. Rev. Windsor Castle. Mintage 167,743.

This is an interesting medal for our growing band of collectors of war medals. An original medal issued to members of the Greek armed forces during the Second World War. These pieces should be of great interest to collectors, as due to the comparatively smaller numbers issued they are not so often seen or offered for sale! The number of pieces available is quite limited, and we are now offering them at a very reasonable price.