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Medal - ROMANIA - Medal of Peles Castle

Currency:CHF Category:Collectibles Start Price:60.00 CHF Estimated At:1.00 - 1,000,000.00 CHF
Medal - ROMANIA - Medal of Peles Castle
Commemorative medal, instituted on August 16th, 1933, by Carol II, the 50th anniversary celebration of building the Peles Castle , the summer residency of the Royal Family. The medal was awarded to the Royal family, to the celebration participants, the knights of the Order "Michael The Brave" and the persons awarded with the first class of the medal of "Military Virtue". On the averse are the portraits of Carol I, Ferdinand I and Carol II, the anniversary text "50 years from the foundation of the Peles Castle at Sinaia" and on the bottom, the crown flanked by 1883 - 1933. On the reverse, a short patriotic poetry: I, Carol, myself and my people / have built together/ one minded all together and love/ my Kingdom in times of war/ my Castle in times of peace. Breast Badge, with original ribbon, maker's mark "Jalea" on averse.

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