Elisabeth (Erzsébet) von Esseö
By Virtue of Superior Force
1917, Cast Bronze, 68.7mm, 104.50 g. RRR
Obverse: Doubled pearl border containing a naked Hungarian warrior, face left, with short sword. Hungarian state arms with Crown of Saint Stephen.
Reverse: Two embattled lions; Legend ∙ANNO∙DOMINI∙MCMCCCCXVI∙ (Year of Our Lord 1917) around upper edge; artist's signature ∙Essoe E∙scvlt∙ (sculptor) in exergue.
As any of Esseö's work, this is a very tough piece to get a hold of and likely more rare in bronze. Image doesn't do justice to the piece.
This is a Briquet from Flanders, Bruges mint.
This is a double Briquet from Brabant, Antwerp mint.
Since most of the population was illiterate at this time, the number of lions
denoted the denomination.
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Something for the Modernists... and for the sake of completeness, the prior coin is a Half Crown
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Elisabeth (Erzsébet) von Esseö
By Virtue of Superior Force
1917, Cast Bronze, 68.7mm, 104.50 g. RRR
Obverse: Doubled pearl border containing a naked Hungarian warrior, face left, with short sword. Hungarian state arms with Crown of Saint Stephen.
Reverse: Two embattled lions; Legend ∙ANNO∙DOMINI∙MCMCCCCXVI∙ (Year of Our Lord 1917) around upper edge; artist's signature ∙Essoe E∙scvlt∙ (sculptor) in exergue.
As any of Esseö's work, this is a very tough piece to get a hold of and likely more rare in bronze. Image doesn't do justice to the piece.
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This is a Briquet from Flanders, Bruges mint.
This is a double Briquet from Brabant, Antwerp mint.
Since most of the population was illiterate at this time, the number of lions
denoted the denomination.