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January 2014 NYINC Auction - Sess. C-D 13 January 2014
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FRANCE. "Semper" (Always), 1890's.
Generic marriage medal, necessarily ND, intended for engraving. 41mm silver, by Roty. Maier 98. Obverse: A young couple; He puts a ring on Her finger. Reverse: Statue of Hymen on pedestal; tree; landscape.
Not engraved. This medal is always seen in silver and most surviving examples have, in the open area on the reverse, a beautifully engraved monogram of the couple's initials. In recent years it has stopped being so common, even when named.
Roty sold the rights to the medal to the Paris Mint for an astounding 5000 Francs (about $1000!). Surely, no equal medal has ever been made for use as a wedding gift. This collector recalls finding an unnamed piece and having it cleverly engraved for the wedding of well-known medal collector Scott Miller and has wife. MINT STATE.
Generic marriage medal, necessarily ND, intended for engraving. 41mm silver, by Roty. Maier 98. Obverse: A young couple; He puts a ring on Her finger. Reverse: Statue of Hymen on pedestal; tree; landscape.
Not engraved. This medal is always seen in silver and most surviving examples have, in the open area on the reverse, a beautifully engraved monogram of the couple's initials. In recent years it has stopped being so common, even when named.
Roty sold the rights to the medal to the Paris Mint for an astounding 5000 Francs (about $1000!). Surely, no equal medal has ever been made for use as a wedding gift. This collector recalls finding an unnamed piece and having it cleverly engraved for the wedding of well-known medal collector Scott Miller and has wife. MINT STATE.