Lot 307
Silver Medal – 70th Birthday of Solomon Meir Rothschild – Vienna, 1844
Silver medal struck in honor of the 70th birthday of Solomon Meir Rothschild (1744-1855), founder of the Austrian Rothschild family dynasty. Maker: Konrad Lange. [Vienna,1844].
Obverse: Rothschild's portrait surrounded by his name and date of birth: "S. M. Freyherr V. Rothscild Ceb. IX. Sept. MDCCLXXIV". Signed: K. Lange.
Reverse: Rothschild family emblem and inscription: "Für Seine Freunde Zur Feyer Seines Siebenzigsten Geburtsfestes IX. Sept. MDCCCXLIV" [To his friends, for the celebration of his 70th birthday, September 9, 1844].
Diameter: 48 mm.
