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Auction: 344 - The Numismatic Collector's Series Sale at Grand Hyatt, NY INC
Lot: 36

Austrian Netherlands, Joseph II, ruling alone (1780-1790), Inauguration 1781, gold medal to the weight of 10-Ducats, 34.81g, by Theodor van Berckel, joseph. ii avg. dvx bvrg. brab. com. fland., laureate head right, t.v.b. below, rev. vincvlvm fidelitatis pvblicae, Belgia kneeling before an altar, the Belgian lion at her feet, the Emperor, in coronation regalia, standing to right, orb and sceptre on a cushion beside him, mdcclxxxi in exergue, 41mm. (Forrer I, 72; Horsky 3155 in silver; Julius 2764 in silver; Montenuovo 2139 in silver), light scuffs on the brilliant surfaces, extremely fine, very rare.

Sold for
$19,000