12.50g. 31mm. PROOF. fantastic specimen with a frosty-silver high relief, contrasting mirrored lower fields and old collectors toning.
Medalier: L. Ahlborn (signed L. A. below the truncation on obverse).
SM 143; SMB 72.
Obv.: Laureate head of King Oscar I facing left.
Inscription around:
OSCAR I SVERIGES NORRIGES G. O. V. KONUNG.
(Oscar I, King of Sweden, Norway, the Goths, and the Wends).
Rev.: Depiction of the royal grave chapel and the Riddarholmen Church.
Inscription around:
NYTT RUM I SVENSKA MINNETS TEMPEL
(A new chamber in the temple of Swedish memory).
In exergue:
UPPLÅTET D. 8 AUG. 1859.
(Dedicated August 8, 1859).
King Oscar I of Sweden and Norway (1799-1859) died on July 8, 1859, after a reign marked by moderate reforms and a keen interest in culture and national heritage. Following his death, Oscar I’s remains were transferred to the Riddarholmen Church (Riddarholmskyrkan) in Stockholm - the historic burial place of Swedish monarchs since the 17th century.
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