*Austria, 'Stille Nacht – Heilige Nacht', large gold medal by Giacomo Manzú for Galerie Welz, Salzburg, struck to commemorate the composition of the celebrated Christmas carol by Joseph Mohr and Franz Gruber in 1818; obv., the Holy Family, rev., a shepherd beholding the guiding Star, 39.5mm, 47.05g, .900 fine, edge smoothed (apparently as issued) and marked .900, good extremely fine, in fitted case of issue [this damaged]
(1500-2000 GBP)