BELGIUM. Cologne Cathedral Second Cornerstone Bronze Medal, 1855. UNCIRCULATED.
Diameter: 59.7 mm; Weight: 91.96 gms; Hoy-124; Kamp-27. By Jacques Wiener. Obverse: DER DOM ZU KÖLN IN SEINER ZUKÜNFTIGEN VOLLENDUNG (the future completion of the Cologne Cathedral), UNSERE HOFFNUNG (our hope), Side view of planned cathedral; Reverse: UNSERE FREUDE (our joy), side view of cathedral under construction. A well preserved and fully original medal with delicate wisps of deep mahogany adorning the warm fields.
Estimate: $200 - $400