Lot 164
Society of the Cincinnati Silver Eagle. Silver eagle of French manufacture, c. 1920, 46 x 25 mm. On the obverse, the head is left. The head and tail are white, with green leaves crossing tail;; the neck is long and thin. Three senators hand a sword to Cincinnatus; the sky is deep blue. The motto is in silver letters on white: OMNIA RELINQUIT SERVAR REMPUBLICAN. On the reverse is a large Cincinnatus with plow and fame above; pale blue sky. The motto is in silver letters on a white border: SOCIETAS CINCINNATORUM INSTITUTA A.D. 1783. The eagle is suspended from a faded blue and white ribbon with a rosette by an oblong attached to a smaller circular loop. The Society of the Cincinnati knows of no published examples of this eagle.
Estimated Value $2,000 - 3,000.
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| Realized $3,565 |
