Coins and Historical Medals

DANISH WEST INDIES, Abolition of Slavery, 1792, an electrotype copy in copper-plated lead (?) of the medal by P.L. Giannelli, head left, rev. Victory seated right, 56mm (BDM II, 259). Very fine £100-£120

Original strikings of this medal are extremely rare; see DNW Auction M11, 13 July 2011, lot 1761, for one example (from the Edward Roehrs Collection)