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Sale 108
NY International Coin Auction January 8-10, 2019
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Lot 1278 |
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Opening of the Gymnasium in Mitau, 1775. Silver Medal, 42mm. 28.64g. By Nicolas Georgi. Cuirassed, draped and peruked bust of the Duke of Courland, Peter Biron, who financed the Gymnasium, right wearing Order. Rev. Front view of the Gymnasium; INGENIIS APERTITVR ITER. (Hcz 3407 - R3). Obverse hairlines. Extremely Fine. Estimate Value $350 - UP
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Lot 1279 |
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In Honor of Mathias Wilhelm von Fischer, 1804. Silver Medal, 42mm. 27.7g. By Loos, Berlin. Draped bust of the Riga merchant left, flanked by his vital dates 1747 - 1803. Rev. Minerva welcoming two young girls led by woman before the Fischer Institute -- created by Fischer as an orphanage for girls (Iversen DCXXI, p. 25-26, Forrer III, p.463). Some friction hairlines. About Uncirculated. Estimate Value $400 - UP
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Lot 1280 |
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Virtuti Militari Medal, 1792. Gold. Oval, 43 x 34mm. 19th Century restrike. Collector's mark of Count Emeryk Hutten-Czapski within the oval of the "R" in the SAR monogram, and apparently struck to his order (Cf. Ordery I odznaczenia polskie, Puchalski/Wojciechowski, p.31, 27; Polskie Ordery I Odznaczenia, W.Stela, p.11-22). Exceedingly rare. Uncirculated. Estimate Value $20,000 - UP
Ex Morton & Eden Sale, London, November 27, 2013, lot 84. Comes with tag.
On May 18, 1792, a Russian army of nearly 100,000 men invaded Poland to crush the May Third 1791 Constitution. After his troops' success in the June 18 Battle of Ziele?ce, the Polish commander, the king's nephew, Józef Poniatowski, pushed for the issuance of a military award, using the Austrian "Praemio Virtuti Bellico Constituto" as a model. The Warsaw mint began producing the oval medals within a week, June 25, and ceased production on August 30. It is believed, it made 290 to 440 silver and 65 to 95 gold medals.
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Lot 1281 |
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Virtuti Militari Medal, 1792. Silver. Oval, 42.5 x 34mm. 19th Century restrike. Collector's mark of Count Emeryk Hutten-Czapski within the oval of the "R" in the SAR monogram, and apparently struck to his order (Cf. Ordery I odznaczenia polskie, Puchalski/Wojciechowski, p.31, 27; Polskie Ordery I Odznaczenia, W.Stela, p.11-22). Exceedingly rare. Uncirculated. Estimate Value $5,000 - UP
Ex Morton & Eden Sale, London, November 27, 2013, lot 85. Comes with tag.
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