Description
AUSTRIA Volksgarten Monument to Empress Elizabeth affectionately known as "Sissi (1837-1898), erected 1907, 65.7mm x 49.0 bronze plaquette 86.16 grams, by R. Neuberger (Hauser 2614)
Obverse: Elisabeth facing left, R. NEUBERGER
Reverse: ZUR ENTHÜLLUNG DES KAISERIN ELISABETH DENKMALS WIEN 1907 (Trans: ON THE UNVEILING OF THE EMPRESS ELISABETH MONUMENT VIENNA 1907)
Edge: Plain
Volksgarten in Hofburg Palace compound is a beautiful garden where the Austria's beloved Empress Elisabeth monument is located. Empress Elisabeth, called Sissi, led a sad life, enduring the tragic death of her son, until she was assassinated in Geneva by an Italian anarchist. Click the link below for more information on Sissi.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empress_Elisabeth_of_Austria
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