(1991) Medal Battle of Waterloo Ag Restrike SP(PCGS#810542)

February 2022 Collectors Choice Online Auction World Coins

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

74188

等级

SP66

价格

2,580

详细说明

GREAT BRITAIN. 175th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo Silver Medal, ND (1990). Llantrisant Mint. PCGS SPECIMEN-66. Eimer-2166. Restrike issue, after B. Pistrucci. Diameter: 63mm. Obverse: Conjoined laureate and draped busts left of the allied sovereigns: George I (King of Great Britain), Franz II (Emperor of Austria), Alexander I (Czar of Russia), and Wilhelm III (King of Prussia); around, allegorical and mythological allusions to the Treaty of Peace which resulted from the Battle of Waterloo: above, Apollo driving quadriga left, restoring the day; to upper right, the rainbow Zephyr and Iris following to right; to upper left, Gemini indicating the month in which the battle occurred; to right, Hercules seated right upon rock, suppressing the Furies within the Cimmerian caverns below; to left, Themis, the protector of the Just, seated left; to lower left, the Fates spinning the future, indicating that human actions will be governed by Justice alone; below, Night, the mother of the Fates, receding into darkness; Reverse: Two equestrian figures, in classical attire and with the features of the Duke of Wellington and Gebhard von Bluecher, being guided to the battle by Victory; around, the Battle of the Giants, being silenced from above by the thunder of Jupiter, driving facing quadriga. Edge: Plain. An exceptionally ambitious design, this alluring restrike features mostly argent surfaces with incredible brilliance and some attractive burnished iridescence. Estimate: $150 - $300. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.