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CNG 100, Lot: 1173. Estimate $3000.
Sold for $3000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

UNITED STATES. AV Medal (35mm, 21.17 g, 12h). City of New York – Medal of Honor. Presented to Mohammed Zaher, King of Afghanistan, 10 September 1963. Coat-of-arms of New York City, with Dutch settler and Native American supporters; above, eagle standing left, wings spread, 1664 below; all above ribbon inscribed · SIGILLVM · CIVITATIS · NOVI · EBORACI · / CITY OF/ NEW YORK/ MEDAL of HONOR/ AWARDED TO/ H.M. MOHAMMED ZAHER/ KING OF/ AFGHANISTAN/ SEPTEMBER 10, 1963. EF. Original suspension loupe attached. Extremely rare.


From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams, purchased from H. Hamidi, February 1993.

Presented to the King by Mayor Robert Wagner, following a ticker tape parade given in the King’s honor.