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Title: Billi at the Paris Exposition 1889
Post by: vinrouge on December 04, 2015, 04:04:26 PM
Hi

I'm hoping someone can do a look-up for me in the following book.
Australian Historical Medals 1788-1988 By Leslie J Carlisle (2008)
A friend says the piece is not in the first edition but is a combination of the two versions listed.

BILLI EX REX: AUSTRALIA / 1889
FRAPPÈ Ǎ L'EXPOSITION / ·TOUR EIFFEL / PARIS 1889
Bronze gilded
5.5g
22.38mm

Many thanks.
Title: RE: Billi at the Paris Exposition 1889
Post by: serial on December 04, 2015, 04:35:11 PM
1889/1b
$200 cv
books says its gilded
Title: RE: Billi at the Paris Exposition 1889
Post by: vinrouge on December 04, 2015, 04:50:00 PM
Many thanks!