Coins, Tokens and Historical Medals

ABERDEENSHIRE, Aberdeen, Gymnastics, a silver award medal by T. Halliday, man pole-vaulting over a stream, mens sana in corpore sano, rev. wreath, named (Second Medal Awarded to Mr Andrew H. Leith, A.M., by Colonel Clark and Captain Scott, R.N., Judges of Mr Corbyn’s Gymnastic Exhibition, Aberdeen, 1827), 48mm, 53.91g. Good extremely fine and attractively toned, rare £200-£260

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, Scottish Educational Award Medals from the Collection formed by the late T.H. Watts.

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The Dundee directory for 1827 lists ‘Corbyn, Mr., Teacher of Dancing, Gymnastics, &c., Caledonian Hall’