Watch List notes:

SWEDEN: AR medal (85.69g), 1883, 58mm silver medal by Lea Fredrika Ahlborn for the Tercentenary of the Birth of Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna; COMES AXEL OXENSTIERNA REGNI. SVEC. CANCELLARIUS / NAT 1583. OB. 1654. around bust right // HEROS INERMIS CONSILIIS VICTOR REIPUBLICAE MODERATOR around standing figure of Oxenstierna, leaning against his coat of arms, MEMORIAM PER SÆCULA ILLUSTREM PIE SERVAT ACADEMIA SVECANA MDCCCLXXXIII in exergue, lovely prooflike surfaces! Brilliant Unc. Axel Gustafsson Oxenstierna (1583–1654), Count of Södermöre, was a Swedish statesman. He became a member of the Swedish Privy Council in 1609 and served as Lord High Chancellor of Sweden from 1612 until his death. He was a confidant of King Gustavus Adolphus and then Queen Christina, of whom he was at first regent. Oxenstierna is widely considered one of the most influential people in Swedish history.Lea Fredrika Ahlborn (1826–1897) was a famous Swedish artist and medallist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and the first woman to be appointed royal printmaker. The position of royal printmaker was counted as a public office, and thereby made her the first female official or civil servant in Sweden.

Estimate: 150-200 USD