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Collector's Choice February 2021 Auction 22-25 Feb 2021
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GERMANY. Silesia. 100th Anniversary of Hirschberg Church Silver Medal, 1809. NGC MS-63.
Whiting-538. By D. F. Loos. Obverse: Religion standing left, holding cross, Bible, and imperial standard; dove flying to left, city view with rising sun to right; Reverse: Religion standing right, holding cross and Bible, and pointing to lighted altar to right with medallion of Friedrich Wilhelm III; view of church with rising sun to right. Attractively toned, with a good deal of lustrous brilliance remaining and only scattered spotting.
Whiting-538. By D. F. Loos. Obverse: Religion standing left, holding cross, Bible, and imperial standard; dove flying to left, city view with rising sun to right; Reverse: Religion standing right, holding cross and Bible, and pointing to lighted altar to right with medallion of Friedrich Wilhelm III; view of church with rising sun to right. Attractively toned, with a good deal of lustrous brilliance remaining and only scattered spotting.
Hirschberg (now Jelenia Gora in Poland) was the site of a new church construction in 1709, the centennial of which is commemorated on this reformation medal.
Estimate: $300.00- $450.00