PART IV | ||
MEDALS | ||
BELGIUM | ||
Leopold I (1831-1865) | ||
| #549 | 1840 AE medal by Laurent Joseph Hart commemorating the bicentennial of Pierre-Paul Ruben's death and the commissioning of his monument in Groenplaats. Obv: draped bust of the artist three-quarters left wearing a jaunty chapeau, legend around; Reverse: View of the Ruben's monument legend in two lines around, 73 mm; 227.18 g with nice mahogany toning, XF
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$250.00 |
| #550 | 1845 AE medal by Laurent Joseph Hart, commemorating Eugene Sue’s publication of “Wondering Jew” in 1844. Obv: Sue’s bust l, legend around, rx: lightening bolts and spring crossed. The legend reads: Belgian liberals have Eugene Sue. His pen blasts “Hydra Brava” Rome and Kings. Board. 1184 Wurzb. 8633 Tiny nicks on rx. 54 mm, 87.2g VF-XF
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$250.00 |
Albert (1909-1934) | ||
| #551 | 1914 AE medal, silver plated to commemorate Belgian Gratitude for American Generosity by Godefroid Devreese (signed: G.DEVREESE obverse & reverse). Obv: LL. MM. ALBERT - ET ELIZABETH co-joined busts facing left. Rx: GENEROSITE AMERIQUE BELGIQUE - GRATITUDE / 1914 - Columbia gives wheat to Belgian family (much of Belgium's food was provided by a U.S. relief effort headed by future President Herbert Hoover). AU, silver plating did not lay evenly, 35mm, smooth rounded edge. There were definitely difficulties at the mint with silver plating of that particular medal. I have seen several of them with similar problems. XF
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$95.00 |
CHINA | ||
| #552 | 1976 5-point shape medal commemorating life of Chairman Mao (1893-1976) and his second wife Yang Ka Hui, mother of Mao Tse Dong’s three children, who was captured in 1930 and executed at the age 29 by Kuomintang. Neither I, nor any of my associates could find any information regarding this item. 48 x 45 mm, nice patina, As stuck
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$200.00 |
CZECHOSLOVAKIA | ||
Socialist Republic (1948-1990) | ||
| #553 | 1981 Painted brass uniface medallion commemorating 60 years of Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. 93 mm in diameter. XF
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$75.00 |
GERMANY | ||
Weimar Republic (1919-1933) | ||
| #554 | 1921 Meissen Porcelain medal on Re-establishment of Bishopric of Meissen in 1921. It was originally established in 967, but dissolved by protestants in 1539. Obv. Depicts patron saint of Meissen, Benno and the legend reads Pray for us, holly Benno. 50 mm brown with gilded trimmings and center designs. UNC
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$95.00 |
East Germany (1946-1990) | ||
| #555 | 1961 Pair of AR medals in original box of issue, commemorating Berlin as Capital f GDR, both have Brandenburg Gate on obverse, but under different angles and both have the same reverse. One medal, of 75.6 gram has Berlin- Capital of GDR on the cartouche over the Brandenburg Gate and the Coat of Arms of GDR with “For the Protection of Workers and Peasants” legend around it. The other, 79.6 gram has the same reverse, but on obverse the legend 13 August 1961 Berlin is Capital of German Democratic Republic. The box has a 105 mm x 145 mm lithograph signed by artist in pencil glued to it and the small plaque with “City Commandant of People’s Army for Capital of GDR, Berlin” below medals. Seem to be a very important and rare issue, both UNC
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$450.00/pair |
| #556 | 1973 Meissen Porcelain medal in original box of issue, commemorating admission of GDR to United Nations. An Emblem of UN on obv. and legend: aufnachme der deutschen demokratischen republik die organisation der vereinten nationen september 1973 around it. Coat of arms of GDR on rx. White, 80 mm in diameter, NEW
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$150.00 |
| #557 | ND (1978) Meissen Porcelain plaque in original box of issue with portrait of Ernst Thaelmann, commemorating 60th Anniversary of German Communist Party with legend: Ueberreicht vom Zentralkomitee der Sozialistischen Einbeitspartei Deutschlands aus Anlass der 60 jaehrigen Zugeboerigkeit zur Partei der Arbeiterklasse (Presented by Central Committee of the Socialist Party of Germany on the Occasion of 60th Anniversary of Party of Working Class). Very important items issued on order of the highest authority of GDR. Very Rare!!! 130 mm x 108 mm, NEW
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$500.00 |
| #558 | ND Meissen Porcelain Medal with Portrait of Dzierzynski on obv., and Coat of Arms of GDR with For the Protection of Workers and Peasants legend around it. 67 mm in diameter, It is believed that this medal was made as a small award for officers of German Secret Police, Stasi, NEW
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$60.00 |
| #559 | ND Meissen Porcelain plaque of Ilse Stroebe (1911-1942), a Soviet spy during WWII in original box of issue. She was caught and guillotined in 1942. Ilse Stroebe is the only woman commemorated by Stasi on a porcelain medal. Obv.: her portrait, name and dates of life. Rx.: Ministerium Fuer Staatssicherheit (For Ministry of State Security) around and Klug Standhaft und Treu fuer den Schutz des Sozialismus (Wise Steadfast and Loyal to Socialism) in 4 lines in the center. Very important and very rare award item produces by the specific order of East German Security Force (Stasi), White, 165 mm in diameter, NEW
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$500.00 |
| #560 | ND Meissen Porcelain plaque of Dr Arvid Harnack (1901-1942), a Soviet spy during WWII in original box of issue. He was caught and executed in 1942. Obv.: his portrait, name and dates of life. Rx.: Ministerium Fuer Staatssicherheit (For Ministry of State Security) around and Klug Standhaft und Treu fuer den Schutz des Sozialismus (Wise Steadfast and Loyal to Socialism) in 4 lines in the center. Very important and very rare award item produces by the specific order of East German Security Force (Stasi), White, 162 mm in diameter, NEW
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$500.00 |
| #561 | ND Meissen Porcelain plaque of Dr. Richard Sorge (1895-1944), a Soviet spy during WWII in original box of issue. He was caught in Japan, confessed under torture of spying for USSR, but Soviet Union had denied association. Despite triple offer of Japan to trade Sorge for one of their own spies in Soviet custody, USSR had declined it. He was executed and berried in Japan in 1944. Obv.: his portrait, name and dates of life. Rx.: Ministerium Fuer Staatssicherheit (For Ministry of State Security) around and Klug Standhaft und Heisses Herz Kuehler Kopf Saubere Haende (Hot heart, cooler head, clean hands) in 3 lines in the center. Very important and very rare award item produces by the specific order of East German Security Force (Stasi), White, 162 mm in diameter, NEW
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$500.00 |
| #562 | ND Uniface AR plaque depicting Monument for Victims who died in Concentration Camps during WWII in original box of issue. 137 gram, 60 mm x 90 mm. UNC
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$150.00 |
GREAT BRITAIN | ||
George II (1727-1760) | ||
| #563 | 1739, November 22, Admiral Vernon Medal. AE medal on Capture of Spanish Portobello fortress-settlement in Panama that protected Spanish gold and silver deliveries to Mainland from Americas. During the war of Austrian Succession, British Admiral Edward Vernon declared that he can capture Portobello with only 6 ships. Only after he was appointed as Commander of Jamaica Station he had the power to try his dare. With the cost of 3 dead and 7 wounded he captured 3 Spanish battleships, the settlement and leveled it to the ground. The Heaven of Antiquarian trade in London, famous antique flee market is located on Portobello road, named after that victory. Obv. depicts Admiral Vernon with THE BRITISH GLORY REVIVE’D BY ADMIRAL VERNON around it and scene of naval battle and legend HE TOOK PORTO BELLO WITH SIX SHIPS ONLY around. NOV 22 1739 in exergue.38 mm, Betts 215, VG
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$150.00 |
| #564 | 1739, November 22, ( 1740) Admiral Vernon Medal. AE medal on Capture of Fort Chagres one of the principal Spanish fortresses on the Atlantic coast in Panama. Three months after capturing Portobello, Vernon came back to Panama attempted to take Cartagena, but failed, then preceded to Castillo De San Lorenzo and Fort Chagres, both key elements in Spanish transfer of precious metals from colonies. Castillo De San Lorenzo surrendered to Vernon who took possession of it together with town of Chagres on March 23, 1740 and after looting rich with merchandise town for a week, Vernon burned them down on March 29. Very worn with barely visible legends, 35 mm, AG
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$50.00 |
George III (1760-1820) | ||
| #565 | ND (1761) AE plaque commemorating Coronation of King George III in 1761. Cast, but beautifully detailed plaque depicting young George III on throne surrounded by Greco-Roman goddesses of virtues, Hercules and Britannia. Wonderful company that helped him to remain in power for 60 years, though during his tenure 13 of the North American Colonies were lost. 140 mm in diameter, with arrangement to be hanged on the wall, XF
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$150.00 |
| #566 | 1796 AR hand engraved School Medal for St. Bees School. The school was established in 1583 by Edmund Grindal, Archbishop of Canterbury at the time. A quotation of Cicero “Honos Alit Artes (Honor Nourishes the Arts)” and St. Bees’s School 1796 is engraved on obv. Hallmarks of Solomon Houghman 1795 are on the back. 70 mm x 53mm, XF+
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SWEDEN | ||
| #567 | 1894, December 9th. AE medal by A. Lindberg commemorating 300th Anniversary of Gustav II Adolf of Sweden’s birth, 39 mm in diameter, tiny black spot in obv field, Proof
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$50..00 |
USA | ||
| #568 | 1909, March 4th, US Mint Congressional Medal #639 Commemorating Congressional Resolution of March 4th 1909 for ORVILLE WRIGHT and WILBUR WRIGHT IN RECOGNITION AND APPRECIATION OF THEIR ABILITY COURAGE AND SUCCESS IN NAVIGATING THE AIR, obverse by Charles Barber. Reverse by George Morgan of flying angel with a torch and SHALL MOUNT UP WITH WINGS AS EAGLES above her. 55 mm x 80 mm, XF
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$95.00 |
| #569 | 1918 AE WWI American Car and Foundry medal. These commemorative medals were awarded to honor "industrial soldiers" who worked on the company's munitions contracts during the Great War. The medal, depicts on one side a workman wielding a hammer to smash a German army helmet with entwined snake on an anvil. In the background we see munitions and a ship. The image is circled by the words "Presented by the American Car and Foundry Company", with 1917-1918 in exergue. The other side of the medal depicts Columbia, carrying a sheaf of grain and staff, advancing into the sunrise, toward the Statue of Liberty in the mid-ground. The inscription reads For Service Faithfully Rendered. Just behind the figure's foot are the medallists initials CB-JK. Incused edge inscription reads Gorham Co. Bronze. American Car and Foundry Company at that time was headed by noted numismatist William H. Woodin. 63 mm in diameter. Some planchet flaws and few bumps, therefore XF
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$95.00 |
| #570 | 1975, July 17, AE medal commemorating American-Soviet space program cooperation and Apollo-Soyuz flight. Obv.: Portraits of R.H. Goddard and K.E. Tsiolkovsky with an astronaut and a cosmonaut behind them, shaking hands (after two spacecrafts docked on July 17th two commanders Stafford and Leonov, actually did exchanged the first international handshake in space through the open hatch of the Soyuz), and legend MANKIND SHARES / THE BENEFITS OF / SPACE in 3 lines below them. Rx.: two spacecraft approaching each other in space with U.S.A. + U.S.S.R. APOLLO-SOYUZ TEST PROJECT in two languages and JULY 17, 1975 below. AMI BRONZE stamped on edge. 64 mm in diameter, UNC
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$45.00 |
| #571 | 1979 AE medal by Frank Gasparro, commemorating John Wayne, American. That important task to commemorate great American was entrusted to then Chief Engraver of U.S. Mint, author of both sides of the Susan B. Anthony dollar, both sides of the Eisenhower Dollar (with the exception of the Bicentennial issue of 1976), the Lincoln Memorial reverse of the cent and the reverse of the Kennedy half dollar. 76 mm in diameter, XF
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$25.00 |
RUSSIA | ||
| #572 | 1728 WM medal by P.P. Werner, probably cast, on Death of Grand Duchess Natalia Alexeyevna. The original were struck in silver and gold and are very rare and even though it is a copy, the mold was taken from the original and execution is very detailed and accurate. I am having difficulties in figuring out the way it was made. In any case, even as it is, it is deserving of the place in collection and the price. The original medal in silver is Diakov 67 (R3), Reichel 1653(R3), 43mm in diameter, XF
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$250.00 |
| #573 | ND ca 1780-1796 WM medal of Tsar Vasily Ivanovich Shuyski (1606), Sm 48, from the Series of Russian Rulers. Graffiti scratch in the field on the back, otherwise VF-XF
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$30.00 |
| #574 | ND (1977), AE medal by L. Burger and S. Ivanov, commemorating Museum of Great October Socialist Revolution (former Kresinskaya Palace) on 60th Anniversary of Bolshevik Revolution, Leningrad Mint, 65 mm in diameter, Shkurko #1099, a little bit of discoloration on obv., XF
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$150.00 |
| #575 | 1988 AE medal commemorating International Competition in Gymnastics in Moscow, sponsored by Moscow News Publications. 50 mm in diameter, UNC
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$25.00 |
| #576 | 1992 AE medal by A. Baklanov of the Leningrad Mint in original box of issue for the Federation of Cosmonautics in 1992 and features first flight of private space craft which flew from the Plesetzk Cosmodrome in Russia to Seattle on 15-November-1992. The satellite carried a descent module containing several gifts, message of Peace and greetings to the American people on the 500th anniversary of Columbus's landing. 62 mm in diameter, UNC
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$50.00 |
