World Medals, Romania, Lascăr Catargiu (1823–1899), Statesman and four times Prime Minister, statue erected in Bucharest, gilt-bronze medal, 1907, by Caqrniol Fiul, bust three-quarters l., rev. the statue, 76.5mm., scuff on reverse, otherwise extremely fine
The statue by Antonin Mercié was dedicated in 1907 in the Piata Romana, but it was removed during the communist regime. A replacement has now been placed on Lascar Catargiu Boulevard.
(30-40 GBP)