Commemorative Medals, Foreign, Austria, Maria Theresia, Inauguration of Maria Theresia Monument in Vienna, copper medal, 1888, by Anton Scharff, half-length bust of the Empress r., richly enrobed, rev. view of the monument, 64mm. (Loehr 169; Horsky 3834), extremely fine
The monument by Kaspar von Zumbusch was built over a 13 year period and unveiled by the Empress Elisabeth [Sissi]. This year marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of Maria Theresia.
(100-150 GBP)