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Lot 658
  • 658

Armavir-Tuapse Railway: a gold and enamel jeton, Tenis Willo, St. Petersburg, 1910

Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Gold, enamel
  • height including loop: 42mm
of shield form, the front applied with enamelled plaque with a view of the railway tunnel and Coats of Arms of Armavir and Tuapse underneath Imperial crown, the reverse applied with a cast and chased gold plaque with a view of Tuapse lighthouse, named P.N. Pertsov, both sides inscribed along the bottom 'Armavir-Tuapse railway', 56 standard  

Condition

Tiny chips to blue enamel, otherwise in very good condition.
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