102922 | GREAT BRITAIN. Tynemouth. North East Coast Expo silver Award Medal.

102922  |  GREAT BRITAIN. Tynemouth. North East Coast Exhibition silver Award Medal. Issued 1882 for the expo held 6 September–14 October (51mm, 12h). By Reid & Sons in Newcastle upon Tyne.

 

• NORTH EAST COAST EXHIBITION • / PRIZE – 1882 – MEDAL, Neptune/Poseidon, holding a wreath and a trident, in a sea carriage being drawn left by two hippocampi; coastline and ship in the background // NAVAL / ARCHITECTURE / MARINE / ENGINEERING / FISHERY LIFE SAVING / AND COAST LIGHTING / APPLIANCES ETC / TYNEMOUTH in eight lines; all within a combined land and sea wreath comprised of shells, coral, grains, dolphins, and an anchor.

 

BHM –; Eimer –. PCGS SP-61. Deeper gray surfaces, with some hints of cobalt and scattered brilliance in the fields. A rare and interesting piece.

 

Upload: 15 January 2025.