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- P-Auction # 38
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Start Price 4000 | Estimated Price 4000-5000 |
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Metal | Silver | |||
Full Description: India, 1944, Mohun Bagan Athletic Club (MBAC), Boy Scouts Wolf Cubs-1st Prize, Silver & Enamel, Obv: embossed logo of the club within a circle on a shield- featuring a boat with 1939 on the sail in enamel, engraved on a outer circle "MOHUN BAGAN ATHLETIC CLUB - FOUNDED 1889" on blue enamel, Rev: "IST PRIZE/BOY SCOUTS WOLF CUBS/1944" engraved in three lines, with the ring, 13.10g, 30.71mm, about very fine, Rare. Note: The Mohun Bagan Athletic Club based in Kolkata, West Bengal, was founded in 1889 and is one of India's oldest sports clubs also called as The Mariners. Its football section is one of the oldest in India and Asia. The club is renowned for its victory over the British East Yorkshire Regiment in the prestigious IFA Shield final in 1911 when it became the first all-Indian side to win a championship against a British team. |