MEMORIAL BUTTON FOR KING OF YUGOSLAVIA WHOSE 1934 ASSASSINATION WAS CAPTURED ON FILM.
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Winning Bid:
$86.25
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Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, March 19, 2014 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #211 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1196 in auction 211
Item Description
1.25" reads "In Memorium King Alexander I, The Martyr." Button has a white hairline across the bottom rim as made but the piece displays Mint as made. On October 9, 1934 while on a state visit to France a gunman stepped from the parade route and shot the King and the chauffeur. It was the first assassination captured on film as the shooting occurred in front of the cameraman who was only feet away. The exact moment of shooting was not captured on film but the events leading to the assassination and the immediate aftermath were. Only the second we've seen.
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