Baldwin's of St. James's
Auction 55 17 Feb 2021
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World Medals, Latvia, Mitau [now Jelgava], the Gymnasium or College, founded 1775, copper striking of the prize medal awarded in gold, presented by I. G. Groshka, 1819, Latin legends both sides in 7 and 4 lines respectively, 29.5mm. (Diakov 421.1, not listed in copper), extremely fine and extremely rare
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Mitau Gymnasium is the oldest academic institution in what is now Latvia. Johann Gottleib von Groshka, the Professor of Physics and Natural Sciences and later Vice Rector of the Gymnasium, was also medical adviser to the Russian Imperial family. In 1819 he endowed a gold prize medal for an essay on a medical subject to be written in Latin.
Ex Baldwin's vault
Mitau Gymnasium is the oldest academic institution in what is now Latvia. Johann Gottleib von Groshka, the Professor of Physics and Natural Sciences and later Vice Rector of the Gymnasium, was also medical adviser to the Russian Imperial family. In 1819 he endowed a gold prize medal for an essay on a medical subject to be written in Latin.