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Sweden - 1811

Bernadotte, prince royal de Suède Charles XIV, roi de Suède (Enhørning)

Obverse

Obverse:

Buste cuirassé à dr.

Legend:

CAROLUS JOHANNES PRINC . REGN . SVEC . HAERED .

Size:

39 mm.

Reverse

Reverse:

CANCELLARIO AUG. UPSALIAM PRIMUM INVISENTI VENERABUNDA IUVENTUS ACADEM .
DIE XXIX NOV . MDCCCXI .

Vern's Comments:

This is the first medal I've been able to find of Bernadotte as Crown Prince of Sweden. It's also great since it's from the war years. This may be a lead trial strike or perhaps a later white metal example, the production strikes were silver.

d'Essling:

Arg. 39 mm.