Description
SWEDEN 1866 Stockholm Oscar I, Scandinavia's First Exhibition of Industry and Art 44.22mm white metal medal 34.97 grams by L. Ahlborn
Obverse: bust facing right, OSCAR SVERIGES O.NORGES ARFFURSTE HERT. AF ÖSTERG.
Reverse: INDUSTRI UTSTÄLLNINGEN I STOCKHOLM / SVERIGE NORG DANMARK OCH FINLAND I FREDLIG TÄFLAN 1866 (Trans: INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION IN STOCKHOLM / SWEDEN NORWAY DENMARK AND FINLAND IN PEACEFUL COMPETITION 1866)
Lea Fredrika Ahlborn (née Lundgren) (1826 – 1897) was a Swedish artist and medallist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and the first woman to be appointed royal printmaker. The position of royal printmaker was counted as a public office, and thereby made her the first female official or civil servant in Sweden
Obverse: bust facing right, OSCAR SVERIGES O.NORGES ARFFURSTE HERT. AF ÖSTERG.
Reverse: INDUSTRI UTSTÄLLNINGEN I STOCKHOLM / SVERIGE NORG DANMARK OCH FINLAND I FREDLIG TÄFLAN 1866 (Trans: INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION IN STOCKHOLM / SWEDEN NORWAY DENMARK AND FINLAND IN PEACEFUL COMPETITION 1866)
Lea Fredrika Ahlborn (née Lundgren) (1826 – 1897) was a Swedish artist and medallist. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Arts and the first woman to be appointed royal printmaker. The position of royal printmaker was counted as a public office, and thereby made her the first female official or civil servant in Sweden
