102668 | SWEDEN. Edvard Swartz silver Medal.

102668  |  SWEDEN. Edvard Swartz silver Medal. Issued 1936. Commemorating the life of the stage actor (45mm, 43.31 g, 12h). By Erik Lindberg at the Stockholm mint.

 

EDVARD SWARTZ NAT MDCCCXXVI OB MDCCCXCVII, bust right, wearing frock coat // TRAGŒDUS VERBA POETARUM SUMMA ARTE ILLUSTRAVIT (as a tragic actor, he interpreted with consummate mastery the works of the great poets), Swartz, as a younger man (standing left, holding skull), in the role of Hamlet in the "alas, poor Yorick" scene. Edge: SILVER 1936.

 

Ehrensvärd 359. Mintage: 125. Choice Mint State. Deep gray surfaces, with a charming matte nature.

 

One of the star actors in Sweden's Royal Dramatic Theater in the mid-19th century, Swartz was seen as a tremendous talent in tragic and heroic roles, portraying numerous popular characters throughout his career. At one point, his physical appearance was so striking that the papers referred to a "Swartzjuka," or "Swartz illness," on account of the clamor that he created among the audience.

 

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