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January 2015 NYINC Auction - Online Sess. D-E 13 January 2015
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MONTENEGRO. Commemorative Medal for The War of Liberation, 1875-78, ND.
36 mm. Barac-23. Bronze. Bust of Nicholas I half right in military uniform, name and title (in Cyrillic script) above and oak and laurel wreath below; Reverse: Cross pattée with dates 1875, 1876, 1877, & 1878 on the arms; Cyrillic inscription around "THOU ART MY STRENGTH AND SUCCOR", a star and inverted crescent below. Said to have been made from captured Turkish cannon. Original white bordered red moire trifold ribbon. Lustrous. EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $150.00- $200.00
36 mm. Barac-23. Bronze. Bust of Nicholas I half right in military uniform, name and title (in Cyrillic script) above and oak and laurel wreath below; Reverse: Cross pattée with dates 1875, 1876, 1877, & 1878 on the arms; Cyrillic inscription around "THOU ART MY STRENGTH AND SUCCOR", a star and inverted crescent below. Said to have been made from captured Turkish cannon. Original white bordered red moire trifold ribbon. Lustrous. EXTREMELY FINE.
Estimate: $150.00- $200.00