Auction Catalogue

25 November 1998

Starting at 1:00 PM

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British and World Coins. Tokens and Historical Medals

The Arts Club  40 Dover St  London  W1S 4NP

Lot

№ 676

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25 November 1998

Estimate: £10–£15

Austria, Good Service, c.1917, a silver medal by H. Kautsch, bust of the Emperor Charles right, reverse wreath and crossed flags, FORTITVDINI, 41mm. Obverse fine, reverse very fine; with clip and ring for suspension (£10-15)

Austrian medals bearing the portrait of the Emperor Charles, who acceded to the throne on 30 Dec. 1916, are very seldom seen, yet unusally there are three in this auction.