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1st German Shooting Festival Frankfurt
| Location | Free imperial city of Frankfurt (German States) |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Festival medal |
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| Obverse description | Standing allegorical figure of Germania in classical robes, holding a sword and leaning against a tree stump in the central field. To her left, a heraldic eagle is depicted before a cityscape with the Paulskirche, and to her right, a rifle and shooting target rest against the stump with additional Frankfurt architecture in the background. The engraver's signature DRENTWETT D. SEBALD. F. appears in the lower exergue, with a curved German-language legend filling the upper field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A detailed view of the festival hall (Festhalle) adorned with numerous flags occupies the upper central field, rendered in fine engraved relief. Below the hall, a decorative cartouche of scrolling acanthus surrounds a shield bearing a double-headed eagle. A circular legend runs along the border, with FRANKFURT and the date 1862 appearing in the lower portion. |
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