1907 Carl Schurz Plaque. Bronze. 76.1 mm x 54.8 mm. By Victor David Brenner. Smedley-73. Choice Mint State. Obv. Bearded, virtually full-length of German liberal of 1848 who became an American citizen, Civil War general, journalist, Senator and Secretary of the Interior and biographer of Henry Clay. A tiny incuse Latin motto sums up this exiles career, <em>VBI LIBERTAS IBI PATRIA</em>, Wherever there is Liberty, There is my Country. Rev. Nude youths gazing into sunlit sky. Lovely golden brown patina. A handsome piece by Brenner that we had the pleasure of offering just over a decade ago, in February 2008. In that sale, this piece realized $2,300. From the Richard Jewell Collection. Earlier from Presidential Coin and Antique Co.s sale of the Charles Litman Collection, December 2003, lot 707; our (Stacks) Rich Uhrich Collection sale, February 2008, lot 3746. Stacks lot tag included.
