Medal - James Sadler
Features
| Location |
United Kingdom
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|---|---|
| King |
George III (1760-1820)
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| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1811 |
| Composition | Pewter |
| Weight | 47.65 g |
| Diameter | 52.9 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 558550 |
| References | BHM# 712 Laurence Brown. British Historical Medals. B.A. Seaby, London, United Kingdom (3 volumes). Christopher Eimer. British Commemorative Medals and their Values. London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). Evelyn Malpas; 1989. Lighter than Air: Two hundred years of ballooning in numismatics. British Art Medal Society, London, United Kingdom. Michael Joos; 2018. Medaillen, Plaketten, Abzeichen der Luftfahrt 1783 - 1945: Die Sammlung Joos = Medals, Plaques, and Badges of Aviation 1783–1945: The Joos Collection. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. Münz Zentrum (publisher); 1994. Münz Zentrum Auktion / Volume 80: Sammlung Malpas: Geschichte der Ballonfahrt. Münz Zentrum, Köln, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. |
Obverse
Bust left
Script: Latin
Lettering: JAMES SADLER. FIRST ENGLISH AERONAUT
Engraver: Peter Wyon
Reverse
Balloon with decorated gondola
Script: Latin
Lettering:
THE 21 ASCENT
OCTOBER 7. 1811.
ASCENDED FROM BIRMINGHAM. TRAVERS'D UPWARDS OF 112 MILES.IN 1 HOUR & 20 MINUTES.
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Leipziger Münzhandlung Auction 96 Lot 356 
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27 May 2021 | XF |
USD 209.47
(EUR 180.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Manfred Höhn | |||||
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