Jenny Lind British Tour Medal, 1848. Bronze, 78.2mm. By P.H. Lundgren. About Uncirculated. Obv. Bust l. of famed Swedish singer. Rev. Muses inscribe monument, border of wreaths inscribed with singing roles performed in England. Light glossy saddle-brown. Lind later swept the U.S. in a triumphal tour managed by P.T. Barnum in 1850-1852. She was a sensation in America as ''the Swedish Nightingale.''
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