Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
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SWEDEN. Gustaf V/Horse Breeding Silver Award Medal, 1918. UNCIRCULATED Details. Hairlines.
By A. Lindberg. Diameter: 43mm; Weight: 40.20 gms. Presented for Horse Breeding Obverse: GUSTAF V SVERIGES GÖTES OCH VENDES KONUNG, bare head left; Reverse: FÖR HÄSTAFVELNS FRÄMJANDE (for horse breeding), horse standing left; PRISBELÖNING (award). Edge: SILVER 1918. Exceedingly brilliant and mirrored, with a great deal of colorful toning; a number of hairlines are noted in the fields, however.
By A. Lindberg. Diameter: 43mm; Weight: 40.20 gms. Presented for Horse Breeding Obverse: GUSTAF V SVERIGES GÖTES OCH VENDES KONUNG, bare head left; Reverse: FÖR HÄSTAFVELNS FRÄMJANDE (for horse breeding), horse standing left; PRISBELÖNING (award). Edge: SILVER 1918. Exceedingly brilliant and mirrored, with a great deal of colorful toning; a number of hairlines are noted in the fields, however.
Awarded annually by the Stuteri Öfverstyrelsen (stud farm executive board), these medals were a continuation of the ideals originally promoted in the 17th century in order to foster a strong supply of horses for the Swedish cavalry. Enacted by decree in 1872, and officially instituted by 1875, these hästmedaljer ("horse medals") were presented, in silver and bronze, to the owners of deceased young horses that were considered by the board to be worthy of such honor and distinction.
Estimate: $75 - $150