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Auction: 24003 - Orders, Decorations and Medals
Lot: 265

Victoria Cross, an official Hancocks & Co., London replica, the reverse engraved 'Hancocks 424', in fitted leather case of issue, extremely fine

The Victoria Cross was instituted on 29 January 1856, with the first awards backdated to 1854, and in the first 150 years of its existence was awarded on 1,355 occasions (1,352 Crosses and 3 Second Award Bars).

To mark the 150th anniversary of the award, the London jewellers Hancocks, who have manufactured every Victoria Cross ever awarded, issued a limited edition replica, the replicas all individually numbered on the reverse, with the edition limited to 1,352 replica crosses.

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Estimate
£400 to £500

Starting price
£320