1897 Albany Capital of New York Centenary Medal. Silver. 51 mm. MS-64 (PCGS).<strong>Obv:</strong> City Hall building with peripheral inscription THE CITY HALL IN ALBANY WHERE LEGISLATURE MET and the date 1797 below. <strong>Rev:</strong> Arms with peripheral inscription IN COMMEMORATION OF THE CENTENARY OF ALBANY AS CAPITAL OF NEW YORK STATE with the date 1897 below. <strong>Edge:</strong> Plain, yet with what appears to be now-illegible markings in ink at 6 oclock. A richly and originally toned example with appreciable semi-reflective tendencies in the fields.
