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BOHEMIA. Prague. 50th Birthday of Wilhelm Trinks Oval Bronze Medal, 1891. GEM UNCIRCULATED.
Hauser-7940; Horsky-7704. By Jauner. Dimensions: 53mm x 63mm; Weight: 93.10 gms. Obverse: Draped bust left; Reverse: Pallas Athena seated right, holding spear and cradling figure of Victory; garnished shield with head of Medusa to left; to right, putto next to money chest, holding up a coin; owl to lower right. Edge: Plain. Incredibly glossy surfaces and an olive-brown nature highlight this immensely majestic numismatic-themed medal. Trinks was a Prague-based coin dealer, hence the money chest and reverse legend "IN NUMMIS VERITAS," or, "there is truth in numismatics."
Estimate: $100 - $200
Hauser-7940; Horsky-7704. By Jauner. Dimensions: 53mm x 63mm; Weight: 93.10 gms. Obverse: Draped bust left; Reverse: Pallas Athena seated right, holding spear and cradling figure of Victory; garnished shield with head of Medusa to left; to right, putto next to money chest, holding up a coin; owl to lower right. Edge: Plain. Incredibly glossy surfaces and an olive-brown nature highlight this immensely majestic numismatic-themed medal. Trinks was a Prague-based coin dealer, hence the money chest and reverse legend "IN NUMMIS VERITAS," or, "there is truth in numismatics."
Estimate: $100 - $200