In Honor of Adolf Bachofen von Echt, as President of the Ornithological Society of Vienna 1892

This 1892 medal by Anton Scharff, now in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, was created to honor Adolf Bachofen von Echt, the president of the Ornithological Society of Vienna. The medal depicts a profile bust of von Echt on one side, and a stylized swallow in flight on the other, a clear reference to his interest in ornithology. The inscription "In honor of Adolf Bachofen von Echt, as president of the Ornithological Society of Vienna," makes it clear that the medal was commissioned for a special occasion.