Lot 3758
Austria. 100 Schillings, 1936. Fr-522; KM-2857. Eagle. Reverse: Standing figure of the Maria Zell Madonna. ICG graded MS-62 Cameo Deep Mirror Prooflike.
Maria Zell is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites in Europe. In 1157, a Benedictine monk named Magnus, taking a small statue of the Madonna and Child, retired into the wilderness, where tradition says the dense trees parted to make way for him. A little chapel was built around a linden tree, the origin of the shrine. Pilgrims as far back as the 15th century attest they have seen the Madonna’s face, eyes and lips moving, as if she were alive.
Estimated Value $1,700 - 1,900.
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