Bidspirit auction | A Milestones of Manned Flight

A Milestones of Manned Flight Commemorative White Metal Bar - A commemorative white metal bar of rectangular form with rounded corners, issued as part of the Milestones of Manned Flight series. The obverse features a raised relief depiction of the de Havilland Comet aircraft in flight, accompanied by the struck legend THE DE HAVILLAND COMET 1952. The reverse displays a central circular device featuring a two-blade propeller overlaid with a stylised S. The legend MILESTONES OF MANNED FLIGHT is struck at the top, and MINTED WITH THE CO-OPERATION OF THE SHUTTLEWORTH COLLECTION appears below the central device. A single letter H is impressed on the reverse left margin. No fineness marks or hallmarks are visible on the surfaces.