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April 2021 Hong Kong Auction 5-8 Apr 2021
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SWEDEN. Nobel Nominating Committee for Chemistry & Physics Gold Medal, "Z9" (1974). Royal Swedish (Eskilstuna) Mint. PCGS MATTE SPECIMEN-62 Gold Shield.
Ehrensvard-21. Weight: 20.30 gms. By E. Lindberg. Obverse: Bust of Nobel left; Reverse: REG ACAD SCIENT SVEC (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), crowned and winged Swedish coat-of-arms; radiant North Star above. Vibrant and highly brilliant, this piece exhibits just some scattered light marks and a great matte nature.
Ehrensvard-21. Weight: 20.30 gms. By E. Lindberg. Obverse: Bust of Nobel left; Reverse: REG ACAD SCIENT SVEC (Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences), crowned and winged Swedish coat-of-arms; radiant North Star above. Vibrant and highly brilliant, this piece exhibits just some scattered light marks and a great matte nature.
Born in Hungary as Ernster László in 1920, Lars Ernster immigrated to Sweden in 1946, playing an important role in the scientific community and joining the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in 1974. He delivered the presentation speech for the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1978, and was a member of the board of the Nobel Foundation from 1977-1988, passing away in 1998.
Ex: Estate of Lars Ernster.
Estimate: $1500.00- $2000.00