103054 | SWEDEN. Carl Jacob Sundevall silver Medal.
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103054 | SWEDEN. Carl Jacob Sundevall silver Medal. Issued 1879. Commemorating the life (1801-1875) of the professor of natural history at the Swedish Museum (31mm, 12.78 g, 12h). Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences series. By Lea Ahlborn.
C J SUNDEVALL PROF MUS ZOOL REGNI PRÆF / N 1801 OB 1875, bare head right // MERITA TUA FERENT PER ORBEM, 18 geese flying rightward in a v-formation; rocky seascape below; in four lines in exergue, SOCIO DE STUDIO / ZOOL OPT MERITO / REG ACAD SC SVEC / MDCCCLXXIX. Edge: Plain.
Hyckert II, p. 167, 1; Olsén p. 247. Mint State. Highly brilliant and prooflike, with some charming toning nearer the peripheries; some scattered hairlines are noted for completeness.
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