Medal - King Carol`s reign 25th Anniversary

€372,954.00
LocationRomania
Year1891
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionBronze
Weight107.4 g
Diameter64 mm
Thickness3.7 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeAnton Karl Rudolf Scharff
Reference(s) BDM V#367
Obverse descriptionEffigy facing left of King Carol I dressed as Romanian General.
Obverse letteringCAROL I REGE AL ROMANIEI 1866 - 1891 A· SCHARFF
(Translation: Carol I King of Romania)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA crowned feminine personification of Romania holding a palm tree branch in right hand and heraldic shield of Romania in left hand, accompanied by a standing lion, a canon and a battle drum, all encircled by a laurel wreath with one big ribbon inscribed with a motto, three medium ribbons with the years 1877, 1881 and 1889 and five smaller ribbons with battle names of the Romanian Independence War 1877-1878.
Reverse letteringPLEVNA - 1889 - RAHOVA - SMARDAN - 1877 - CALAFAT - GRIVITZA - 1881 NIHIL SINE DEO
(Translation: Pleven - 1889 - Oryahovo - Inovo - 1877 - Calafat - Grivitsa - 1881 Nothing without God)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMünze Österreich, Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
Mintage1891  - -
Catalog ID5494953750
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