101317 | SWEDEN. Ernst Trygger silver uniface Plaque.

101317  |  SWEDEN. Ernst Trygger silver uniface Plaque. Issued 1957. Commemorating the life of the lawyer and former prime minister(49x68mm, 100.34 g). By E. Lindberg.

 

RÅDVIS • FRAMSYNT • NYDANANDE, bust left; in three lines below, ERNST • TRYGGER / HYLLNINGSGÄRD • AV / A • B • IGGESUNDS • BRUK / Blank. Edge: MJV SILVER 1957.

 

Ehrensvärd 472. Mintage: An unlisted amount in gilt silver, silver, and bronze. Choice Mint State. Steel gray surfaces with a great peripheral iridescence. Includes original box of issue.

 

A famous lawyer and legal professor, Ernst Trygger had a prominent political career as well, serving as Sweden's Prime Minister for over a year in 1923–1924, and then as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1928–1930.

 

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