USA 1898 California Midwinter International Exposition Medal - Cased

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50x64mm. Bronze. Unsigned but the pin mount is stamped 'Braxmar N.Y'.

Obverse with eagle and shield, sunrise and bear below. Unnamed but thought to have originally been awarded to Augener & Co.

Extremely Fine and housed in original case of issue (hinges broken and the lid is held on by the internatl silk). Very rare.

Augener & Co. was a music-publishing business in London, established by George Augener (1830–1915), originally "Georg", a German national born in Fechenheim near Frankfurt am Main, who had previously been an apprentice with André's publishing house in Offenbach.