Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
August 2013 ANA Auction - Online Only Sessions F & G 20 August 2013
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POLAND. Restoration of the Order of the White Eagle Medal, ND (ca. 1705).
44.2 mm; 25.42 gms. Augustus II (the Strong) (1697-1733). Kluczycki-136; Forrer-II pg.317. Struck in silver. By Heinrich Peter Grosskurt. Bare head of Augustus II right with engraver signature beneath; Reverse: High seat upon which hangs the grand cross of the Order of the White Eagle, a top the chair is a crown. The Order of the White Eagle was originally formed in 1325 by King Ladislaus I but had slowly dissolved over the centuries, but was revived and more formally institutionalized by Augustus II in 1705, which this medal commemorates. The order still survives today despite the violent political strife endured by Poland in the past century. Light traces of a mount at 12 o'clock and a few scattered marks, toned and attractive.EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $800
POLAND. Restoration of the Order of the White Eagle Medal, ND (ca. 1705).
44.2 mm; 25.42 gms. Augustus II (the Strong) (1697-1733). Kluczycki-136; Forrer-II pg.317. Struck in silver. By Heinrich Peter Grosskurt. Bare head of Augustus II right with engraver signature beneath; Reverse: High seat upon which hangs the grand cross of the Order of the White Eagle, a top the chair is a crown. The Order of the White Eagle was originally formed in 1325 by King Ladislaus I but had slowly dissolved over the centuries, but was revived and more formally institutionalized by Augustus II in 1705, which this medal commemorates. The order still survives today despite the violent political strife endured by Poland in the past century. Light traces of a mount at 12 o'clock and a few scattered marks, toned and attractive.EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $800