| Stack's Bowers Galleries (& Ponterio) > May 2024 World CCO Auction | Auction date: 13 May 2024 |
| Lot number: 32697 Price realized: To Be Posted | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: RUSSIA. Paul I/Scholastic Silver Award Medal, 1871. PCGS SPECIMEN-58. cf. Dia-258.1/258.3. By C. Leberecht & V. Alexeev. Diameter: 51mm. Obverse: Garlanded and ermine-mantled bust right; Reverse: Grape vines with bunches growing up trellises; radiant sun to upper right; date partially engraved 18'71" below. A fairly SCARCE issue used as a prize for pupils, with the reverse iconography likening the burgeoning youth as young grapevines growing toward the sun. Attractively toned and very lightly handled. Estimate: $1500 - $2500 |  |
