Bidspirit auction | UK 1998-1999, Collection of Commemorative

UK 1998-1999, Collection of Commemorative Medals and Replica Coins, Base Metal - A collection of UK promotional commemorative medal sets and historical educational replica coin folders. The lot includes multiple presentation folders for The Official England Squad Medal Collection 1998, issued by Sainsbury's, containing silver-toned base metal medals featuring portraits of football players and management. Also present are folders for the Sainsbury's Makers of the Millennium Medal Collection, produced in association with Guinness World Records, containing base metal medals depicting significant historical figures such as Winston Churchill and William Shakespeare, alongside several loose medals from the same series. The collection features two Yesterday's Money carded sets containing genuine British pre-decimal currency, including bronze pennies and nickel-brass threepence coins. Educational material includes a variety of shield-shaped cards and informational folders containing replica coins from various periods of British history, including the Viking Age, the House of Tudor, Mediaeval Times, and the House of Stuart. Specific historical folders detail the reigns of George III, Richard III, and William I, housing plated base metal replicas. The items are primarily housed in their original card and paper promotional packaging.