MEXICO. Maximilian I & Charlotte Gold Fantasy Medal, ND (ca. mid-20th

MEXICO. Maximilian I & Charlotte Gold Fantasy Medal, ND (ca. mid-20th Century). PCGS Genuine--Mount Removed, AU Details.
cf. Grove-160A (for prototype). Weight: 21.17 gms. Obverse: Jugate busts left of Maximilian and Charlotte; laurel branch to left and right; Reverse: Crowned coat-of-arms with griffins as supporters. Despite its more modern manufacture and edge damage from mounting, this example serves as a great companion issue to the increasingly popular series of coinage struck under Maximilian's brief empire.

From the David Sterling Collection.

Estimate: $700 - $1000