Watch List notes:

SWEDEN. Gustav III. 1771–1792. Æ Medal (56mm, 80.12 g, 12h). Memorial issue. Soho (Birmingham) mint. Dies by C. H. Küchler. Struck by Matthew Boulton. Dated 1793 (in Roman numerals). GUSTAVUS III · D : G · REX SVECIAE., armored and draped bust right; C · H · KÜCHLER FEC · below bust / TAM MARTE QUAM MERCURIO, Cherub standing on cannon and leaning on ornate memorial surmounted by crowned urn and decorated with assassination scene and banner inscribed HEU MALE PEREMPTUS. below; additional arms behind; to right, Fortune standing, leaning on column and holding wreath to radiate circle of stars above; to right, caduceus and cornucopia on ground; NATUS D · XXIIII JAN · MDCCXXXVI./SUCC · D · XII FEB · MDCCLXXI./TRUCID : D · XVI MART · MDCCXCII./ OB · D. XXIX SUP MENS ET AN. in four lines in exergue; C · H · K. FEC on ground line. Delzanno, p. 1097; Hildebrand, Sveriges 98. Brown surfaces, hairline die breaks on reverse. UNC. Includes original clam shell case. Rare.

From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection, purchased from World Art Medals.