Bavaria, Kingdom. An 1883 Honour Medal of the Bavarian Academy of Visual Arts to Julius Ritter von Payer, by Alois Stanger

(Ehrenmünze der Königreich Bayern Akademie der bildenden Künste). Constructed of silver, the obverse with a raised rightward-facing profile of King Ludwig II, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a finely-detailed depiction of Pegasus with a female rider, circumscribed by an inscription of “EHRENMÜNZE DER KÖNIGL. BAYER. ACADEMIE DER BILDENDEN KÜNSTE” (“HONOUR MEDAL OF THE KINGDOM OF BAVARIA ACADEMY OF VISUAL ARTS”), the reverse with a designer’s mark of “A. STANGER FEC.”, the edge stamped with a recipient’s name of “JULIUS RITTER VON PAYER” and a daet of “1883”, measuring 55.97 mm in diameter, weighing 99.0 grams, in extremely fine condition.