1932 Eton College 63mm Silver Cased Medal - By Pinches

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63mm. Silver. 120.8g. By J. Pinches for Johnson Walker & Tolhurst.

Obverse with statue of Henry VI dividing two shields of arms, reverse with representation of the coronation of the Virgin, based on the Eton College seal. Engraved within exergue 'Stoke Poges 1932 - 78'.

Toned Good Extremely Fine and housed in fitted case of issue.

This is an interesting medal, in that a similar example sold by DNW in June 2002, as part of the Preston-Morley collection, was described as celebrating the 500th anniversary of Eton college and dated as 1941. This medal is dated 1932, and therefore surely wasn't struck for that purpose?