BULGARIA Medal for Merit 1883-1886 Alexander I. A rare proof-strike, made of gold and without suspension loop! NGC PF 63 CAMEO

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Certification details

Certification number: 6636273-001

Grade: PF 63 CAMEO

Pedigree: (13.60g)

Nominal value: GOLD

Mint Mark: BULGARIA

Variety: ALEXANDER I - FOR MERIT ; (28mm)

Year: (UNDATED)

1883-1886, Bulgaria, Prince Alexander of Battenberg. Gold Medal for Merit. NGC MS-63!


Mint Place: Vienna
Mint Period: 1883-1886
Medallist: Karl Schwenzer
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-63!
Denomination: Medal for Merit (2nd Issue) - Prince Alexander of Battenberg.
Reference: Klein (Schwenzer) 67, T. Petrov page 158, Deknov page 321/Fig 838-838a var. (here without a suspension loop!)
Diameter: 28mm
Weight: 13.6gm
Material: Gold

Obverse: Bearded bust of Prince Alexander of Battenberg right. Medallist´s signature (SCHWENZER) below bust truncation.
Legend: АЛЕКСАНДРЪ I. КНЯЗЬ НА БЪЛГАРIЯ
Translated: "Alexander I. Prince of Bulgaria".


Reverse: Inscription ("For Merit") above star. All within wreath.



According to the website Bulgarian Royal Decorations (https://bulgariandecorations.com/medals/for_merit) merit medals made of solid gold were made only for persons of a royal status. Here we have a specimen, which is produced without a suspension loop. As such it is even more rare, possibly unique.




Alexander Joseph GCB (Bulgarian: Александър I Батенберг; 5 April 1857 – 17 November 1893), known as Alexander of Battenberg, was the first prince (knyaz) of the autonomous Principality of Bulgaria from 1879 until his abdication in 1886. The Bulgarian Grand National Assembly elected him as Prince of autonomous Bulgaria in 1879. He dissolved the assembly the following year and suspended the Constitution in 1881, considering it too liberal. He restored the Constitution in 1883, leading to open conflict with Russia that made him popular in Bulgaria. Unification with Eastern Rumelia was achieved and recognised by the powers in 1885. A coup carried out by pro-Russian Bulgarian Army officers forced him to abdicate in September 1886. He later became a general in the Austrian army.

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