Item number: M269

Year: AD 1945

Material: Gold

Size: 44.8 x 41.5 x 1.8 mm

Weight: 51.4 g

Provenance: Stack’s Bowers 2024

This is a gold Royal and Patriotic Medal awarded in AD 1945 by the Swedish civil organisation “The Royal Patriotic Society” (Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet).

The obverse of the medal features a left-facing portrait of the reigning Swedish King, Gustaf V (reigned from 1907 to 1950). The left edge is inscribed with “GUSTAF.V.SVERIGES” (Gustaf V of Sweden), and the right edge with “GOT.O.VEND.KONUNG” (King of the Goths and Wends). Below the portrait is the name of the engraver, Adolf Lindberg, inscribed as “A.LINDBERG.”

The reverse of the medal has a five-line legend in the centre that reads “AT OTTO ANDERSSON FOR LANGVARIG TROGEN TJENST,” which translates to “To Otto Andersson for Long and Faithful Service.” The outer edge is inscribed with “AF KONGL. PATRIOTISKA SAELSKAPET,” indicating the full Swedish name of the association, “The Royal Patriotic Society.”

The Royal Patriotic Society was founded in AD 1772 with the aim of promoting economic development within Sweden. In AD 1802, the society received approval from the reigning king, Gustav IV, to issue medals, a practise that continues to this day.

物件編號: M269

年代: 公元 1945 年

材質: 黃金

尺寸: 44.8 x 41.5 x 1.8 mm

重量: 51.4 g

來源: SBP錢幣拍賣 2024

這是一枚公元1945年，瑞典的民間組織「皇家愛國協會」(Kungliga Patriotiska Sällskapet) 頒發的金質皇家愛國獎章。

獎章正面是時任瑞典國王的古斯塔夫五世(統治時間：公元1907至1950年) 左側肖像。左緣鐫刻銘文「GUSTAF.V.SVERIGES」(瑞典的古斯塔夫五世)，右緣則是「GOT.O.VEND.KONUNG」(約塔蘭和文德的國王)。肖像下緣則是雕刻師阿道夫·林德伯格的名字「A.LINDBERG」。

獎章背面的中央有五行銘文「AT OTTO ANDERSSON FOR LANGVARIG TROGEN TJENST」意思是「致 奧托·安德森的長期服務」。外緣的銘文「AF KONGL.PATRIOTISKA.SAELSKAPET」即是協會的瑞典語全名。

皇家愛國協會成立於公元1772年，旨在促進瑞典國內的經濟發展。公元1802年，協會獲得時任國王古斯塔夫四世批准得發行獎章並持續至今。