Award of honour of the German Colonial Exhibition - Johann Albrecht Berlin

€411,546.00
LocationMecklenburg-Schwerin, Grand duchy of
Year1896
TypeAward medals/Industrial or agricultural award
CompositionSilver
Weight47.15 g
Diameter48 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeHermann Weckwerth
Reference(s) Heidemann#678, Kunzel#83
Obverse descriptionBust facing left.
Obverse letteringHERZOG JOHANN ALBRECHT ZU MECKLENBURG ★ PROTECTOR ★
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionCrowned Germania enthroned on a two-tiered base, looking up to the left, holding a palm branch in her outstretched right hand, her left hand resting on the shoulders of an African kneeling next to the throne, who is holding the ivory tusk of an elephant, with a view of the exhibition grounds in the background buildings.
Reverse letteringDEUTSCHE KOLONIAL - AUSSTELLUNG BERLIN 1896 EHREN - PREIS OERTEL, T.DIR. W.FEC.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverBerliner Medaillen-Münze Otto Oertel, Germany (1887-1938)
Mintage1896  - - 59
Catalog ID3366643480
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