LOT 5

Two Automobile Club de France medallions presented to Selwyn Francis Edge, including Paris-Vienna 1902,

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Lot 5

Two Automobile Club de France medallions presented to Selwyn Francis Edge, including Paris-Vienna 1902,

Goodwood Members' Meeting|19 April 2026, 11:00 BST|Chichester, Goodwood

Two Automobile Club de France medallions presented to Selwyn Francis Edge, including Paris-Vienna 1902,

each by Daniel-Dupuis with obverse struck with early motor car and allegorical figure design and awarded by the Societe d'Encouragement for industry and innovation, the first continental silver and bearing 'S.F.Edge' name to reverse, weight approximately 150gms; the second bronze and bearing details 'Course Paris Vienne 1902 - S.F.Edge' to reverse, weight approximately 135gms, awarded to Edge for his participation in the 1902 Paris-Vienna Trail event; each 67mm diameter.
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Footnotes

After sealing victory in the 1902 Coupe Gordon Bennett race on arrival at Innsbruck on 26th June, Edge continued on in his Napier D50 along the second section of the 1902 Paris-Vienna event, which ran concurrently with the 1902 Gordon Bennett race event. Edge was officially recorded as finishing 11th overall, with a time of 19 hours, 16 minutes and 21.8 seconds over the 1,429Km course, (with Marcel Renault in his Type K claiming victory), and was presented with the bronze medallion offered in this Lot.

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