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| Issuer | City of Aachen (Prussian province of Rhine) |
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| Year | 1920 |
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| Value | 50 Pfennigs (50 Pfennige) (0.50) |
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| Obverse lettering | STADT AACHEN 50 1920 |
| Reverse description | Right-facing portrait bust of Alfred Rethel, the celebrated German historical painter and engraver (1816–1859), rendered in bold relief and occupying the majority of the coin's field. The portrait depicts Rethel with loosely styled hair and period costume with a turned collar. The legend 'ALFRED RETHEL 1816-1859' arcs around the upper and lateral rim, commemorating the artist who was born in Aachen, with a small dot separating the birth and death years at lower right. |
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| Reverse lettering | ALFRED RETHEL 1816-1859 |
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