Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 16 17 Apr 2018
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Commemorative Medals, Foreign Medals, Sweden, Gustav III (1746-1771-1792), Travels abroad as Crown Prince, 1770-1771, copper medal, by Carl Gustav Fehrman, bust r., hair tied with ribbon, rev. Hercules with his club and lion-skin, strides towards hill-top temple, LONGARUM HAEC META VIARUM, 42mm. (Hild.10), nearly extremely fine
Gustav's European tour was for pleasure but with strong political overtones. He was in Paris when he succeeded to the throne on 12 February, 1771 and returned home by way of Potsdam where he visited his uncle, Frederick the Great.
(150-200 GBP)
Gustav's European tour was for pleasure but with strong political overtones. He was in Paris when he succeeded to the throne on 12 February, 1771 and returned home by way of Potsdam where he visited his uncle, Frederick the Great.
(150-200 GBP)