Noonans (formerly Dix Noonan Webb) > Auction 292 | Auction date: 6 March 2024 |
Lot number: 444 Price realized: 55 GBP (Approx. 70 USD / 64 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals Youngman, Harold James (British, 1886-1968); b. Bradford ENGLAND, Bicentenary of the Birth of Joseph Fry, 1928, a silver medal by H.J. Youngman [Royal Mint], bust left in hat, rev. cocoa plant on globe, 51mm, 76.68g (BHM 4221; E 2013; cf. DNW M1, 1365). Very fine £30-£40 --- Provenance: bt A.C. Eimer A total of 6,000 medals, the majority in bronze, were struck and given to all Fry's employees in 1928 to commemorate the firm's bicentenary. Joseph Fry (1728-87) was a type-founder and chocolate maker from Bristol; the family firm, J.S. Fry & Sons, named after a son, Joseph Storrs Fry (1766-1835), was so titled in 1822 and merged with Cadbury's in 1919. |