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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Jaelus, post: 2931907, member: 46237&quot;]Some new pickups:</p><p><br /></p><p><b>Hungary 1 Krajczár 1869KB</b></p><p>This is a 4 year type (1868-69 and 1872-73). All dates other than 1868 are <i>very challenging</i> to find in MS grades. I&#039;m happy to pick up this well-struck example for my krajczár date set.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712126[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p><b><b>Hungary 1885</b></b></p><p><b>&nbsp;<b>His Majesty Crown Prince Rudolf / </b>Budapest National Exhibition <b>1885</b></b></p><p>Medal 30mm 11g Brass</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]712124[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Crown Prince Rudolf was the only child of Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary. There were a lot of Austrian medals produced in Latin to commemorate his wedding to Princess Stéphanie, but I don&#039;t believe I&#039;ve seen him featured on a <i>Hungarian</i> medal before. He didn&#039;t spend much time in Hungary, but then he died at a relatively young age. When this medal was struck in 1885 he was 27 years old; this was only 4 years before his suicide.</p><p><br /></p><p>For some added context, here&#039;s a painting by Nadler of the 1885 Budapest National Exhibition, featuring the exhibition pavilion that is shown on the reverse of the medal:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]712125[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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