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Sold on 8 September 1998

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A Collection of Historical Medals - The Property of a European Collector

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№ 984

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8 September 1998

Hammer Price:
£30

Peace of Paris, 1814, a copper medal by G. Mills, bust of von Blücher right, reverse legend in 11 lines within wreath, 40mm (BHM 817A; cf. Baldwin FPL 1998, 430). Very fine and very rare (£20-40)

Feldmarschall Gebhard Lebrecht von Blücher, Prince of Wagstadt (1742-1819), the leader of the Prussian army, visited London with Prince Frederick in June 1814