Halls Fine Art to sell £20,000 Albert Schweitzer memorial gold medallion

Halls Fine Art to sell £20,000 Albert Schweitzer memorial gold medallion

Books, Coins and Stamps Auction | 24th July

A limited edition, 22ct gold commemorative medallion made as memorial to Nobel Peace Prize winner Albert Schweitzer is expected to sell for more than £20,000 when it goes up for auction in Shrewsbury next week.

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The medallion, the 31st of only 100 made by Toye, Kenning & Spencer Ltd, will be going under the hammer in Halls Fine Art’s Books, Coins & Stamps Auction on Wednesday 24th July.

 

Entered by a Merseyside seller, the 421-gram medallion features a bust of Scweitzer on the front and the reverse depicts a hand holding a cross with figures and sheet music, accompanied by a certificate and original box.

 

 A 22ct gold commemorative Albert Schweitzer Memorial Medallion 1875-1965

A 22ct gold commemorative Albert Schweitzer Memorial Medallion 1875-1965
Estimate: £20,000 - £25,000

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The medallion celebrates the contributions of Schweitzer (1875-1965) as a 'missionary, theologian, humanitarian, philosopher, doctor and musician’. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1952 for his philosophy of "reverence for life" and tireless humanitarian work.

 

A 22ct gold commemorative Albert Schweitzer Memorial Medallion 1875-1965

The coin photographed next to a British pound coin to get an idea of scale.

 

It promises to be a bumper auction, featuring several large and notable collections of coins and stamps. The saleroom at Battlefield, Shrewsbury will be open to view the auction lots on Monday and Tuesday, July 22 and 23 from 10am to 4pm.

 

Contact Halls Fine Art on Tel: 01743 450700 or email fineart@hallsgb.com for further information.

 


 

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Books, Coins and Stamps Auction
Wednesday 24th July 10am

Public Viewing:
Monday 22nd July
10am - 4pm
Tuesday 23rd July
10am - 4pm

Halls Holdings Ltd
Bowmen Way,
Battlefield
Shrewsbury,
SY4 3DR

 

 


 

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