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Medals for the new elite of the 19th century

Industrialisation created a new entrepreneurial elite. Some of the most famous are Alfred Nobel (1), who invented dynamite, and André Oscar Wallenberg (2), who founded a financial dynasty. Their legacy still lives on.

Medalj, Lindberg, Erik Johan
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  Medalj, Lindberg, Erik Johan

Medalj, Stockholms enskilda bank
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  Medalj, Stockholms enskilda bank

Medalj, Ahlborn, Lea
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  Medalj, Ahlborn, Lea

Medalj, Lindberg, Adolf Johan
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  Medalj, Lindberg, Adolf Johan

Medalj, Carnegie & Co
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  Medalj, Carnegie & Co