Serbia, Kingdom. A Gold Medal Of Anointment Of King Alexander I, 1889 Archive (Stecknadel)

(Stecknadel)

2 mm (w) x 27

maker "44" stamped on ring

Minor material fatigue is evident to the leather handle grip and portepee wire

the pinback marked with a silver content number of “900”

Serbia, Kingdom. A Gold Medal Of Anointment Of King Alexander I, 1889 Archive (Stecknadel)(Medalja u spomen miropomazanja Kralja Alexandra Obrenovica), struck in solid GOLD (22Kt, tested), and weighs 22 grams, 36. 8mm x 55. 6mm, minor rim nicks and gold test mark, unmarked, in nearly extremely fine condition and the ONLY known example in solid Gold. Footnote: Anointment of King Alexander I took place in monastery ie, Serbia, a traditional place of crowning of Serbian kings. Anointment was a "miraculous feast", the religious creed that