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May 2023 World CCO Auction 16-19 May 2023
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BELGIUM. Leopold I/Liberation of the Scheldt Bronze Medal, 1863. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
Wurzbach-5096. By L. Wiener. Diameter: 75mm. Obverse: Bare head left; Reverse: Female personification of shipping, holding trident, standing right on prow of ship; to right, female personifications of the Banks of Belgium and the Netherlands stand left; column with dates behind them; below, river god of the Scheldt reclining left, resting elbow upon urn from which liquid flows. A large and imposing medal, this red-brown specimen offers all of the technical beauty that one would expect from a product designed by one of the Wieners.
Estimate: $100 - $200
Wurzbach-5096. By L. Wiener. Diameter: 75mm. Obverse: Bare head left; Reverse: Female personification of shipping, holding trident, standing right on prow of ship; to right, female personifications of the Banks of Belgium and the Netherlands stand left; column with dates behind them; below, river god of the Scheldt reclining left, resting elbow upon urn from which liquid flows. A large and imposing medal, this red-brown specimen offers all of the technical beauty that one would expect from a product designed by one of the Wieners.
Estimate: $100 - $200