B-52/6b. Commemorative bronze medal "Carl Michael Bellman" (1872)

Obverse

CARL MICHAEL BELLMAN.

Head to the right

Mesalier's name under the neck's cut: LEA AHLBORN

Reverse

EJ NÅGON TID HANS LYRAS TONER SÖFVER - DEN 26 JULI 1872. [Time passed, his lyra's tones are asleep]
 
Guitar
 
 

Comments

Minted in memory of the unveiling of the statue of Bellman at Hasselbacken on Djurgården in Stockholm

Specifications
Article: B-52/6b
Type: Commemorative medal
Year: 1872
Country: Sweden
Designer: AHLBORN Lea (1826-1897)
Metal: Bronze
Diameter: 34,0 mm

Reference: Niggl #307; Hy I:317:5; Holmberg 1923 s. 386; Nathorst-Böös 1954 nr 5; Olsén s. 200; Jonshult 5; NUF 51, 52; UUM 200031, 200032, 201588