The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals (Part I)

GERMANY, Ernst Ludwig von Hessen, 1908, a uniface cast bronze plaque by W.A. Goetze for Poellath, bust right in sunken field, lion rampant crests flanking legend, 75 x 65mm, 93.42g (DGMK 8, 674; ANS Exh. Cat. 1910, p.243, 27; BDM VII, 386). Extremely fine, rare £40-£60

This lot was sold as part of a special collection, The Silich Collection of Historical and Art Medals.

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bt J. Lis, September 2009

Ernest Ludwig Karl Albrecht Wilhelm, Grand Duke of Hesse-Darmstadt (1868-1937), was the last Grand Duke of Hesse who reigned from 1892 to 1918.