Medal - Gustav II Adolf Wedding with Eleonora of Brandenburg

€114,328.00
LocationSweden
Year1622
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionSilver
Weight10.7 g
Diameter35.3 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
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Reference(s) Hild#G2A 304
Obverse descriptionLaureate bust of King Gustav II Adolf with decorated clothes facing left. Leopard head on shoulder. Legend around rim.
Obverse letteringGVST·ADOLP·D:G·SVEC·GOT·WAND·REX·M·P·F·D·E·ET·C·I·DO
(Translation: Gustav II Adolf by the Grace of God, King of Sweden, of the Goths and the Wends, Great Prince of Finland, Duke of Estonia and Count of Ingria)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBust of Queen Maria Eleonora facing right. The Queen wears a pearl necklace and a open and wide lace collar.
Reverse letteringMARIA·ELEONORA·SVEC·GOT·VAN·REG·M·P·F·D·E·ET·C·I·D
(Translation: Maria Eleonora, Queen of Sweden, of the Goths and the Wends, Great Princess of Finland, Duchess of Estonia and Countess of Ingria)
Reverse scriptLatin
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MintageND (1622)  - -
Catalog ID6137091520
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