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November 2015 Baltimore Auction - Sess. A-C 5-6 November 2015
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KOREA. Enthronement Commemorative Medal, 1907. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
33.70 mm. Barac-B-5; Peterson-243/4. Silver. Korean Imperial Army Helmet upon a plum blossom, with four characters on the petals: "ENTHRONEMENT COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL"; Reverse: Seven lines of Korean characters: "GREAT KOREAN EMPIRE / GREAT KOREAN EMPEROR / ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONY / COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL / YUNG HI 1st YEAR / 8th MONTH / 27th DAY". Complete medal with silver loop and original ribbon. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
From the Collection.s of The Strong, Rochester, New York; sold to benefit the museum's Collection.s fund; originally collected by John Charles Woodbury (1859-1937).
Estimate: $350.00- $500.00
33.70 mm. Barac-B-5; Peterson-243/4. Silver. Korean Imperial Army Helmet upon a plum blossom, with four characters on the petals: "ENTHRONEMENT COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL"; Reverse: Seven lines of Korean characters: "GREAT KOREAN EMPIRE / GREAT KOREAN EMPEROR / ENTHRONEMENT CEREMONY / COMMEMORATIVE MEDAL / YUNG HI 1st YEAR / 8th MONTH / 27th DAY". Complete medal with silver loop and original ribbon. ALMOST UNCIRCULATED.
From the Collection.s of The Strong, Rochester, New York; sold to benefit the museum's Collection.s fund; originally collected by John Charles Woodbury (1859-1937).
Estimate: $350.00- $500.00