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Collector's Choice June 2022 Auction 1-3 Jun 2022
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SWEDEN. Gustaf V/Masonic Bronze Medal, 1927. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
Ehrensvard-269. By E. Lindberg. Diameter: 56mm; Weight: 72.12 gms. Commemorating the king's 50th year as a mason. Obverse: Bare head left; Reverse: Eagle, with head right, standing left atop rocks and among the clouds and star-filled sky. Edge: BRONS 1927. Charming light bronze surfaces, with a subtle matte nature.
Ehrensvard-269. By E. Lindberg. Diameter: 56mm; Weight: 72.12 gms. Commemorating the king's 50th year as a mason. Obverse: Bare head left; Reverse: Eagle, with head right, standing left atop rocks and among the clouds and star-filled sky. Edge: BRONS 1927. Charming light bronze surfaces, with a subtle matte nature.
Entering the lodge as a mason at the age of 19, the future king Gustaf V would eventually serve, in his role as the king of Sweden, as the Grandmaster of the Swedish Order of Freemasons. Here, Lindberg commemorates the king's 50th year as a mason.
Estimate: $100 - $200