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Auction: 8010 - Orders, Decorations, Medals & Militaria
Lot: 487

Greece, Commemorative Medallion for the 1000th Anniversary of Mount Athos, 50mm, bronze, extremely fine, mounted for wear on a 920mm chain Greece, Commemorative Medallion for the National Bank of Greece 1966, 70mm, bronze, extremely fine Greece, Commemorative Medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Union with the Ionian Islands 1914, 42mm, silver, good very fine Greece, Commemorative Medal for the 100th Anniversary of the Union with the Ionian Islands 1914, 50mm, bronze, good very fine Greece, Plaque commemorating Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis, 72mm x 52mm, bronze, very fine Estimate £ 80-100 Admiral Pavlos Kountouriotis (1855-1935) was a Greek naval hero who led the Greek Navy to major victories against the Turkish fleet in December 1912 (Battle of Elli) and in January 1913 (Battle of Limnos) during the Balkan Wars, liberating most of the Aegean islands. Following the overthrow of the monarchy he twice served as President of Greece, 1924-26 and 1926-29.

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£180