July 24, 2016 Online Catalog

244 - RARE 1932 SWEDEN MEDAL. AWARD, DECORATION, ORDER

Medals are presented to Swedish and foreign citizens for outstanding contributions that benefit society and also in commemoration of significant people or important events. We did not dare test but it appears to besilver. Depicting Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz, a Swedish architect and civil servant. Year of death 1796. Reads: "CAR FR ADELCRANTZ BARO", "LEA AHLBORN", "AEDES MELPOMENES CELEBRAT GRATISSIMA NOMEN", and "ARTIFEX OPERIBUS SUIS PRAECIPUUS OB MDCCLXXXXVI". Measures 1 1/4" (3.2cm) in diameter. Weighs 14.7g. U.S. SHIPPING $15 PLUS INSURANCE

Pre-sale estimate $50 - 150