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Rama IV gold Specimen "Appointment of Prince Vajirunhis to Crown Prince" Medal CS 1248 (1886) SP62 PCGS, Sommer-W45 (gold). By E. Weigand and F. W. Kullrich, Berlin. Commissioned by the Royal Thai Government from a Mr. Erwin Muller of the company Grimm & Co in Bangkok, this medal was produced to commemorate the bathing ceremony and the establishment of the Prince to succeed his father Rama IV. Sleek lemon-gold prooflike fields flash behind elegant high-relief devices, illuminated by a light matte aged-gold patina, the overall eye-appeal superb and the certification admirable. Known in silver but an exceptional rarity in gold, one of few likely to exist and the sole example certified across NGC and PCGS.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 13000-16000 USD
Rama IV gold Specimen "Appointment of Prince Vajirunhis to Crown Prince" Medal CS 1248 (1886) SP62 PCGS, Sommer-W45 (gold). By E. Weigand and F. W. Kullrich, Berlin. Commissioned by the Royal Thai Government from a Mr. Erwin Muller of the company Grimm & Co in Bangkok, this medal was produced to commemorate the bathing ceremony and the establishment of the Prince to succeed his father Rama IV. Sleek lemon-gold prooflike fields flash behind elegant high-relief devices, illuminated by a light matte aged-gold patina, the overall eye-appeal superb and the certification admirable. Known in silver but an exceptional rarity in gold, one of few likely to exist and the sole example certified across NGC and PCGS.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 13000-16000 USD