103066 | SWEDEN. Jacob August von Hartmansdorff silver Medal.

103066  |  SWEDEN. Jacob August von Hartmansdorff silver Medal. Issued 1872. Commemorating the life (1792-1856) of the civil servant, politician, and past president of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (31mm, 13.02 g, 12h). Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences series. By Lea Ahlborn.

 

JAC. AUG. von HARTMANSDORFF, bare head right // REFRENAT NON SISTIT (he reined in the waves, without holding them back), crag among tempestuous waters; in four lines in exergue, SOCIO DE PATRIA / OPTIME MERITO / R. AC. SCIENT. SVEC. / MDCCCLXXII. Edge: Plain.

 

Olsén p. 205; Hyckert II, p. 142, 2. Choice Mint State. Deeply toned and exceptionally brilliant in the fields.

 

For the reverse of this medal, Ahlborn drew inspiration from Jean Varin's 1660 medal of Cardinal Mazarin—here with the baroque perspective eliminated and the background made more neutral.

 

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