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Lot 257:
A Framed UK & Territories 1981 Royal Wedding Commemorative Coin Collection, with a Pair of Additional Coins
Description
A framed commemorative coin collection, identified through web intelligence as a ‘UK & Territories 1981 Royal Wedding Commemorative Coin Collection,’ celebrating the ’29th July 1981 – St. Paul’s Cathedral’ event. It features 15 dark-patinated coins, each labeled with a British Commonwealth territory (e.g., United Kingdom, Isle of Man, Gibraltar, Mauritius, Falkland Islands), set against a mat board displaying St. Paul’s Cathedral and two coats of arms, all within a wooden frame. Below this, a separate, smaller wooden frame with a red velvet-like interior displays a pair of larger metal coins. The left coin depicts Queen Victoria in profile, with the Latin inscription ‘VICTORIA DEI GRATIA REGINA’ (Victoria, by the Grace of God, Queen). The right coin is inscribed ‘REICHSTHALER’ (Imperial Thaler), ‘X EIN PFUND FEIN’ (X one pound fine), and the date ‘1767,’ depicting an ornate crest.
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