| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > February 2024 World CCO Auction | Auction date: 26 February 2024 |
| Lot number: 74557 Price realized: 120 USD (Approx. 111 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: GERMANY. Prussia. Marriage of Crown Prince Friedrich to Victoria Bronze Medal, 1858. UNCIRCULATED. Eimer-1518; Summer-K23. By G. Loos and W. Kullrich. Diameter: 53mm. Obverse: An angel, facing, and standing on a pedestal displaying English and Prussian arms, spreads a wedding banner over facing medallion portraits of Friedrich and Victoria, perimeter legend above and signatures below; Reverse: Victoria, as a Roman princess, and Friedrich step off the prow of a galley, welcomed by Germania at right; Roman soldier to left, "SALVE" above and signature below. Victoria and Friedrich were well-matched, sharing a liberal ideology not in the Prussian mainstream. Friedrich would rule as Friedrich III for only 99 days when his cancer of the larynx finally proved fatal. Satiny surfaces of a pleasing sienna hue, with only light, scattered marks. Estimate: $150 - $300 |  |
