1913 Medal Brockmann-580 Ag SP(PCGS#672366)

February 2020 Collectors Choice Online Auction World Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

70546

等级

SP62

价格

1,093

详细说明

GERMANY. Brunswick-Luneberg-Calenberg-Hannover. Royal Marriage of Ernst August & Viktoria Luise Silver Medal, 1913. Lauer Mint in Nuremberg. PCGS SPECIMEN-62 Gold Shield. 33mm; 17.85 gms. Brockmann-580; Fiala-5954. Obverse: Facing busts of Viktoria Luise and Ernst August; Reverse: Two crowned coats-of-arms within wreath of roses. Deeply toned near the peripheries of the obverse, while the reverse exhibits an intense orange-magenta hue. Exceedingly lustrous and brilliant, though some light hairlines are noted. Nevertheless, great eye appeal is on full display. The marriage of Ernst August and Viktoria Luise, which took place on 24 May 1913, was a gallant affair with over 1,000 guests in attendance. Given the union's political importance (it ended the long-standing rift between the Houses of Hannover and Hohenzollern) and familial connections (Ernst August was, on his paternal side, the great-grandson of another Ernst August, the fifth son of Great Britain's King George III, and, on his maternal side, the grandson of King Christian IX of Denmark, the "father-in-law" of Europe--while Viktoria Luise was, on her paternal side, the daughter of the German Emperor Wilhelm II and the great-granddaughter of Great Britain's Queen Victoria), it served as an important and momentous European gathering. Noteworthy guests were Wilhelm's cousins--Great Britain's King George V and wife Mary, along with Russia's Czar Nicholas II and wife Alexandra. The wedding represented the largest gathering of reigning monarchs in Germany since her unification in 1871, and one of the final grand events before Europe, and much of the world, would be plunged into the chaos of World War I little over a year later. Estimate: $150 - $250. Click here for certification details from PCGS.