ARCHITECTURAL MEDALS. Belgium - Portugal. Monastery of Batalha Bronze Medal, ND (1853). Geerts (Ixelles) Mint. CHOICE MINT STATE. Ross-M119 (R1); van Hoydonck-103; Reinecke-55. 59mm. By Jacques Wiener. Obverse: Three-quarter view of the convent from an eyepoint off the southwest corner of the Founder s Chapel; Reverse: Interior view of the church with a sightline down the center nave aisle towards the apse from an eyepoint left of the centerline. Charming brown surfaces with a hint of brilliance, though a minor rim bruise at 9 o clock on the reverse is noted for completeness. From the Richard Jewell Collection.
