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| Roxbury's > Auction 159 | Auction date: 15 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 292 Price realized: 625 AUD (Approx. 437 USD / 382 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Launceston Bicycle Club, Tasmania, 1885, gF 11ct two-tone gold fob medal, cross design with laurel wreath behind, rubbed engraving to front face, INSCRIBED TO, CHARLES H. WOOD (?) 1885, size 32 x 36mm, 10.45g, with integral suspension loop top, reverse engraved, TASMANIAN BICYCLE CLUB, ATTENDANCE MEDAL, tests as 11ct, with original ticket. Side note: *Launceston was in the midst of a cycling craze 143 years ago when the town's first bicycle club was formed and started organising night rides into the country. The Launceston Examiner reported that 'after a little discussion' a meeting held on Monday, 26 February 1883, at the residence of Mr A Wallace, decided to form a club to be called the Launceston Bicycle Club. They adopted the Melbourne Bicycle Club rules and that club's uniform of grey nicker-bockers and coat with dark blue stockings and cap with silver badge. Notices in Launceston newspapers invited riders wishing to become members to meet at the Mechanics' Institute, in Cameron Street, on Wednesdays at 2.15pm. *Launceston Historical Society. Estimate: 500 - 1000 AUD |  |
