THE LAURIE OSBORNE ESTATE MEDAL COLLECTION
Monday, 25 May - Monday, 8 June 2026
Five WWI anti-German propaganda medals that exploited the German Army's excesses committed in Belgian and French towns and cities. Variously bearing legends including 'FOR KULTUR' is a scornful pun on 'the Kaiser's claim to be spreading culture'. They were sold to raise funds for the War effort.
Realised: $140 plus premium
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Five WWI anti-German propaganda medals that exploited the German Army's excesses committed in Belgian and French towns and cities. Variously bearing legends including 'FOR KULTUR' is a scornful pun on 'the Kaiser's claim to be spreading culture'. They were sold to raise funds for the War effort.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Five WWI anti-German propaganda medals that exploited the German Army's excesses committed in Belgian and French towns and cities. Variously bearing legends including 'FOR KULTUR' a scornful pun on 'the Kaiser's claim to be spreading culture'. They were sold to raise funds for the War effort.
Estimate: $200 - $400
Two WWI anti-German propaganda 'Iron Crosses' one large and one 'For Swank',
Estimate: $100 - $200
Five Assorted Commemorative Medals (Boxed)
Two 1908 U.S. Naval Fleet Souvenir, Five French Souvenir Badges, Two Patriotic Medals + Two 30th Reinf
WWI bronze medallion Heroes of Verdun by Charles Pillet,
10 Various WW1 NZEF Reinforcements Badges
10 Various WW1 NZEF Reinforcements Badges,
WWI ANZAC Trio; Memorial plaque and Gallipoli medallion to a 23 year old soldier who survived Gallipoli to be killed in action at the Somme. Together with a heartbreaking letter to his parents,
Estimate: $900 - $1,600
9 x WW1 NZEF Reinforcement Badges - sequentially the 7th to 11th and the 14th to 17th Reinforcements,
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
WWI Military Cross (from Ypres - the First Battle of Passchendaele) and service medals to Richard Selwyn Halliwell who originally served in the Samoan EF; the NZEF Otago Infantry Bn. and subsequently WWII NZSC,
Estimate: $1,900 - $3,000
WWI ANZAC Trio and WWII Pair to soldier who volunteered a week after war was announced; but after Gallipoli wrote (regarding Churchill) ‘… the whole adventure is a betrayal’,
Estimate: $550 - $1,000
Two NZ engraved WWII brass 'trench art' gongs,
10 Various NZ Reinforcements Badges
10 Various NZ Reinforcements Badges
10 Various NZ Reinforcements Badges
10 Various NZ Reinforcements Badges
Three woollen military berets,
A collection of WWI photographs,
WWI Trio to an NZEF Paymaster,
Estimate: $260 - $500
