The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals

PORTUGAL, Expo 98, Lisbon, 1998, a bronze medal by H. Batista for the Imprensa Nacional-Casa da Moeda, wave breaking on the sea-shore, rev. sand deposited by the wave, edge impressed 13/5000, 79mm, 307.33g. Extremely fine, patinated £40-£60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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Bt Simmons February 2002.

Edition of 5,000. Expo 98, the theme of which was water and the oceans, opened in Lisbon on 22 May 1998 and closed on 30 September, by which time over 10 million people had visited it