1st German Shooting Festival Frankfurt

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LocationFree imperial city of Frankfurt (German States)
Year1862
TypeFestival medal
CompositionSilver
Weight28.17 g
Diameter40.8 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
PeriodFree City (1372-1866)
NoticeMartin Sebald
Reference(s) Slg. Peltzer#1076 , Steulmann#I 5 , JuF#1306
Obverse descriptionStanding Germania with sword, leaning on a tree stump, left eagle, right rifle and target, in the background the Paulskirche.
Obverse letteringDIE FREIHEIT ZU SCHÜTZEN ZU SCHIRMEN DAS LAND, GELOBET IHR SCHÜTZEN MIT HERZ U. MIT HAND. DRENTWETT D. SEBALD
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionFestival hall, below coat of arms with double-headed eagle.
Reverse letteringZUR ERINNERUNG AN DAS DEUTSCHE SCHÜTZEN-FEST FRANKFURT a/M 1862 FESTHALLE
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverAugsburg - Drentwett, Germany (1842-1949)
Mintage1862  - -
Catalog ID3589721560
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