Bavaria, Kingdom. A St. George Jubilee Medal, Museum Example, By A. Scharff Auction from February 19 to May

from February 19 to May 4

Re-Instituted in 1815 by Emperor Franz I

the backing of the cross as well as the thread for the inner star is dark olive

and “44” embroidered in red into the obverse

the reverse with a central black enameled medallion bearing a gold crowned Bavarian lion within a white enameled border in the form of a buckled belt with gold numbers reading “1866”

Bavaria, Kingdom. A St. George Jubilee Medal, Museum Example, By A. Scharff Auction from February 19 to May(St. Georgs Medaille Jubilumsmedaille Museumsstcke). Instituted 15 December 1889 by Prince Regent Luitpold. (1889 issue). Constructed of silvered bronze, on loop for suspension from its period original ribbon, the obverse with a leftward facing profile of Prince Regent Luitpold circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central depiction of St. George slaying a dragon, circumscribed by an inscription ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DEN 8 DEZEMBER 1889,