1902 Triple Crown gold winner's medal awarded to Wales’ Richard Jones, 9ct gold shield-shaped pierced medal with suspension ring, obverse with central enamelled Welsh dragon surrounded by WELSH FOOTBALL UNION in blue enamel, reverse engraved TRIPLE VICTORY R. JONES HALF BACK 1902, hallmarked .375 Birmingham 1902 by William James Dingley, 40 by 28mm., flanked by typed playing history, mounted, framed & glazed, 32 by 44cm. overall Richard ‘Dick’ Hughes Jones made 15 appearances for Wales between 1901 and 1910, scoring three tries, and also played for Swansea from 1899 to 1911.
Hammer:
£700
Estimate:
£800 - £1,000
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1902 Triple Crown gold winner's medal awarded to Wales’ Richard Jones, 9ct gold shield-shaped pierced medal with suspension ring, obverse with central enamelled Welsh dragon surrounded by WELSH FOOTBALL UNION in blue enamel, reverse engraved TRIPLE VICTORY R. JONES HALF BACK 1902, hallmarked .375 Birmingham 1902 by William James Dingley, 40 by 28mm., flanked by typed playing history, mounted, framed & glazed, 32 by 44cm. overall Richard ‘Dick’ Hughes Jones made 15 appearances for Wales between 1901 and 1910, scoring three tries, and also played for Swansea from 1899 to 1911.