AUSTRIA. Anton Scharff. Bronze Medal. State Culture Council for the Margraviate of Moravia: German section, ND (1901). GEM UNCIRCULATED.
59mm; 81.38 gms. Wurzbach-5840; Loehr-4128. Obverse: Female personification of Moravia standing left atop rocks, holding palm frond and resting hand upon shield; Reverse: Legend in ten lines within oak branch and bisected by scythe and grapevine. Edge: Plain. Elegant and rather pleasing, with a yellow-bronze hue throughout. A fairly SCARCE piece.
From the Richard Jewell Collection.
Ex: Westfälische Auktionsgesellschaft 63 (9/2012) Lot # 2891.
Estimate: $75 - $150