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Lot 506: Danbury Mint The Liberator Bronzed Sculpture and 1944 British Coin Set
A Danbury Mint commemorative tribute titled The Liberator, produced in honour of British servicemen of the Second World War. The set features a bronzed resin sculpture depicting a British infantryman in a paratrooper-style helmet with netting and a smock, armed with a Sten Mk II submachine gun. The figure is mounted upon a hexagonal dark wood plinth.
The plinth contains six circular apertures, each housing a clear plastic capsule. Five of these capsules contain genuine circulated British coins dated 1944, comprising a silver sixpence, a brass threepence, a copper-nickel halfpenny, a penny, and a farthing. The sixpence reverse features a crowned GRI monogram and is struck with the legend FID DEF IND IMP 1944 SIXPENCE. The threepence features a thrift plant design and is struck THREE PENCE 1944. The halfpenny depicts the Golden Hind with the text HALF PENNY 1944. The penny features the profile of George VI surrounded by the legend GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP. The sixth aperture contains a specially commissioned commemorative medal struck in a golden-toned metal, depicting soldiers in a landing craft and inscribed THE LIBERATOR WORLD WAR II 1944.
Accompanying the sculpture is a printed brochure featuring a map of the Operation Overlord landings and the manufacturer’s address for Danbury Mint at Jubilee House, Davis Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1SE. The lot includes a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Michael O’Donnell and Robert Olswang, and a Certificate of Ownership hand-numbered 0149.
The plinth contains six circular apertures, each housing a clear plastic capsule. Five of these capsules contain genuine circulated British coins dated 1944, comprising a silver sixpence, a brass threepence, a copper-nickel halfpenny, a penny, and a farthing. The sixpence reverse features a crowned GRI monogram and is struck with the legend FID DEF IND IMP 1944 SIXPENCE. The threepence features a thrift plant design and is struck THREE PENCE 1944. The halfpenny depicts the Golden Hind with the text HALF PENNY 1944. The penny features the profile of George VI surrounded by the legend GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP. The sixth aperture contains a specially commissioned commemorative medal struck in a golden-toned metal, depicting soldiers in a landing craft and inscribed THE LIBERATOR WORLD WAR II 1944.
Accompanying the sculpture is a printed brochure featuring a map of the Operation Overlord landings and the manufacturer’s address for Danbury Mint at Jubilee House, Davis Road, Chessington, Surrey KT9 1SE. The lot includes a Certificate of Authenticity signed by Michael O’Donnell and Robert Olswang, and a Certificate of Ownership hand-numbered 0149.
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