Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 16 17 Apr 2018
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Commemorative Medals, Foreign Medals, Serbia, Alexander I (1876-1889-1903), Accession, 1889, light bronze medal, uniformed bust three-quarters r., rev. St. Mark's Church, Belgrade, 37mm., integral suspension loop, some original brightness, extremely fine, rare
Alexander and his wife, Queen Draga (Draga Obrenović, née Lunjevica, formerly Mašin) were assassinated on June 11, 1903, in the Royal Palace. Both were shot, their bodies mutilated and disembowelled and thrown from a second floor window. They were later buried in St. Mark's Church (the church depicted on the medal).
(250-300 GBP)
Alexander and his wife, Queen Draga (Draga Obrenović, née Lunjevica, formerly Mašin) were assassinated on June 11, 1903, in the Royal Palace. Both were shot, their bodies mutilated and disembowelled and thrown from a second floor window. They were later buried in St. Mark's Church (the church depicted on the medal).
(250-300 GBP)