Croatia. Franz Josef (1848-1916). Medal on the Visit of the Royal Couple to Croatia, 1869. Gold. 28mm. 17.32 gm. By the Zagreb medalist Franjo M. Kares. Conjoined busts left of Emperor Franz Josef and Empress Elisabeth, signed KARRESS below; FRANJO JOSIP I JELISAVA, rev. Crowned Arms with outlined embellishment on a lined field within beaded circle; USPOMENI DOŠASTJA NJIHOVIH VELI?ANSTVA U HRVATSKU 1869. Richter 116. Excessively rare with only a few pieces known. Light friction hairlines and a few tiny rim tics. Uncirculated. An example in Good EF realized 6,000 Euros in the Mach & Chlapovi? Auction, May 9-10, 2016 (lot 352).
