| A Rare Set of 24 Winston Churchill Sterling Silver Proof The Centenary Medals by John Pinches Each Medal is 1 1/2" or 38 mm in diameter I removed 1 medal to get an approximate weight of 0.92 oz or 26.2 grams Total approx weight of the 24 Medals being 22.08 oz or 628 grams Total Weight of the Set and Binder is 89.6 oz or 2,540 grams The Binder is 12 1/4" by 8 1/2" by 2" The Set is a Sterling Silver Gilt Limited Edition Minted by John Pinches for the Churchill Centenary Trust issued in 1974 This set is the Trustees Presentation Edition which gives each medal a 24ct gold gilt finish The Original Certificate of Ownership was to Captain J McWilliams with this set having the Edition Number 3890 Each Medal comes encapsulated with 6 medals per page designed to see both front and rear of the medal with a description to the rear with a longer description to the pages either side of the medals page 1 Born at Blenheim Palace 30th November 18784 to the Marriage to Clementine Hozier 12th September 1908 page 2 Siege of Sydney Street 3rd January 1911 to Writing at Chartwell page 3 Winston Churchill Paintings to D-Day 6th June 1944 Page 4 3 Power Conference Yalta - February 1945 to Funeral Cortege 30th January 1965 The Set is in Excellent Condition 
The Hallmarks are Makers Mark - J.P Lion Passant - Sterling Mark Town Marl - Leopards Head - London Date Letter - s - 1973 with each medal marked with the limited Edition Number and marked TRUSTEES PRESENTATION EDITION A Rare Set of 24 Winston Churchill Sterling Silver Proof The Centenary Medals Guaranteed to please if you have any questions please contact me please take a while to browse through my shop and other items on auction HAPPY SHOPPING |