RUSSIA. Alexander I, 1801-25.
Silver Medal, 1814.
By F. Stuckhart to commemorate the creation of the Holy Alliance against France, following the final defeat of Napoleon at the behest of Emperor Alexander I of Russia, signed in Paris on 26 September 1815.
Obv.: Laureate busts right of Alexander I (of Russia), Friedrich Wilhelm III (of Prussia), and Franz I (of Austria-Hungary); each within an oval medallion, with laurel branch, palm frond, and oak branch in margins. STUCKHART on rim.
Rev.: OESTREICHS VATER / ROT DIE BIED'RE RECHTE / DEM VEREINTE / DER BEFREIUNGS-MAECHTE / 1813 / UND ES SPRIEST DURCH / DIESEN BUND / FRIED' UND HEIL DEM / ERDEN-RUND / 1814; in ten lines.
About extremely fine.
Reference: Diakov-376.1 (R3); Marienburg 3750; Montenuovo 2392
Diameter: 48.25 mm.
Weight: 32.82 g.
Composition: Silver.
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Price realized | 1'100 GBP |
Starting price | 800 GBP |
Estimate | 1'800 GBP |