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Auction: 347 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale
Lot: 89

Spitsbergen - Svalbard. Trio of Medals: Italy. Umberto Nobile, North Pole Flight, Rome-Svalbard-Teller, Alaska, 1926. Bronze, 70.5mm. Bust of Nobile in uniform ¾ right, eagle flying behind him / Three men riding winged horses spearing downwards with spears; Sweden. Spitsbergen, 1928. Bronze, 56mm. Seaplane flying over icebergs; ÅT MINNET AV SVENSKA FLYGARES GÄRNING / Eagle atop rocks, plane in distance. Swedish-Norwegian Spitsbergen Expedition, 1931. Plaque. Silver, 36.7 x 70.9mm. By Sporrong & Co. Eagle flying over spires / Engraved Expedition legend. VF-EF; also France. Jean-Baptiste Charcot, 1867-1936. Bronze, octagonal, 56mm. By Grégoire. Paris mint. His bust ¾ left / Charcot's ship "Pourquoi Pas". Edges: 1976, 1977. AU. (5)

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