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NYINC Signature Sale 3061 7-8 Jan 2018
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Nicholas I silver Specimen "Smallpox Vaccination" Medal ND (1826) UNC Details (Damage) PCGS, Diakov-464.1 (R2), Smirnov-429/a, 64mm. Instituted in 1826 and awarded to the most distinguished smallpox innoculators. Obv. Crowned and mantled bust of Catherine II right. Rev. Female figure with outstretched arms surrounded by seven children. Well struck, with moderate contact marks and golden russet toning. Minor surface smoothing appears in exergue on the reverse.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD
Nicholas I silver Specimen "Smallpox Vaccination" Medal ND (1826) UNC Details (Damage) PCGS, Diakov-464.1 (R2), Smirnov-429/a, 64mm. Instituted in 1826 and awarded to the most distinguished smallpox innoculators. Obv. Crowned and mantled bust of Catherine II right. Rev. Female figure with outstretched arms surrounded by seven children. Well struck, with moderate contact marks and golden russet toning. Minor surface smoothing appears in exergue on the reverse.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 4000-5000 USD