103058 | SWEDEN. Bernhard von Beskow silver Medal.
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103058 | SWEDEN. Bernhard von Beskow silver Medal. Issued 1896. Commemorating the life (1796-1868) of the dramatist and historian (31mm, 16.13 g, 12h). Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences series. By Lea Ahlborn.
BERNH v BESKOW, bare head left // NOSTRUM PRÆSIDIUM ET DULCE DECUS DIU, Calliope, holding a lyre, and Hermes/Mercury, holding a caduceus and with head left, standing facing; in three lines in exergue, LITTERARUM CLARUS ET BENIGNUS / CULTOR AC PROMOTOR / OB MDCCCLXVIII. Edge: Plain.
Olsén 338; Hyckert II, p. 158, 2; Svensén 222. Choice Mint State. Exceedingly brilliant and prooflike, with frosting on the devices and some subtle toning nearer the peripheries.
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