201. “Cuza Vodă" medal, issued on the occasion of the burial of the reigning prince in Ruginoasa in 1873
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201. “Cuza Vodă" medal, issued on the occasion of the burial of the reigning prince in Ruginoasa in 1873
Starting price:
EUR 50
Sold
EUR 100
brass, d=23 mm
The brass medal with handle displays on the obverse the bust of King Carol I, facing left, with a 6-pointed star below it, while the reverse depicts Prince Alexandru Ioan Cuza, this time facing right, wearing his colonel's uniform. After abdication and exile, he dies in 1873 in Heidelberg, Germany, and is brought back to Romania to be buried at the Royal Church near the Royal Palace in Ruginoasa, an important event of the time, attended by both the dominant political figures of the day, and more than 30,000 peasants.
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