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RUSSIAN MEDALS. Medals of Alexander II. Medal. Copper. 72.5mm. By Robert Michaux. To Commemorate the Inauguration of the Warsaw to Bromberg [Bydgoszcz] Railway, 1862. Moyaux 387, Salomons House 66, BDM IV, 65, Diakov --, Swan -.Locomotive and tender steaming l., legend around / Legend in 12 lines and around, commemorating the involvement of Jewish financier Herman Epstein. Rare. About uncirculated
Herman Epstein (1806-1867) played a leading role in constructing railroad lines between Warsaw and Vienna (1845) and Warsaw and Bromberg (1857), brokering loans from the Rothschilds in Frankfurt. Between 1857 and 1865, he was chairman of the board of both railways. Epstein was awarded hereditary patents of nobility and served as an honorary board member of the Polish Philanthropic Council. Ex Spink Coin Auction, 25 November, 2004 (lot 503)
Estimate: US$ 800
Herman Epstein (1806-1867) played a leading role in constructing railroad lines between Warsaw and Vienna (1845) and Warsaw and Bromberg (1857), brokering loans from the Rothschilds in Frankfurt. Between 1857 and 1865, he was chairman of the board of both railways. Epstein was awarded hereditary patents of nobility and served as an honorary board member of the Polish Philanthropic Council. Ex Spink Coin Auction, 25 November, 2004 (lot 503)
Estimate: US$ 800