Watch List notes:

AUSTRIA, Austrian Empire. Franz Josef I. 1848-1867. CU Medal (67mm, 114.02 g, 12h). 50th Anniversary of the Agricutural Society in Vienna. By Karl Radnitzky. Dated 1857. Young farmer, head left and cradling scythe, seated facing slightly right on plow set on ground line right; his arm decorated with garland of fruits; around, sheep and cow lying down; horse standing behind and cart to right; RADNITZKY in exergue; all within ornate border supported by four putti / k: k: landwirthschafts gesellschaft in Wien (in blackletter script), fünfzig/jährige/jubelfeier/1857. in four lines (in blackletter script) within oak wreath decorated with five shields, each decorated with some aspect of agriculture. Montenuovo 3319; Hauser 1572. Attractive brown surfaces, traces of iridescence, whisper of deposits. As made.