German Society for Public Baths to promote public bathing

€398,522.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1903
TypeMembership medal
CompositionSilver (.990)
Weight129.11 g
Diameter70.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
EdgePlain with inscription. Script: Latin
Period
NoticeGeorges Morin
Reference(s) Heidemann#911, Kat GrBeK#1928a, Brüll#17
Obverse descriptionView into a bath surrounded by ancient temple architecture, with three bathing figures in it, one of whom is kneeling in a fountain. A female figure sits on a bench in the foreground with a naked young man lying in her lap.
Obverse letteringIN BALNEIS SALUS G.MORIN
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description8-line inscription in a wreath of laurel and oak.
Reverse letteringFÜR FÖRDERUNG DES ÖFFENTLICHEN BADEWESENS VERLIEHEN VON DER DEUTSCHEN GESELLSCHAFT FÜR VOLKSBÄDER OERTEL BERLIN
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverBerliner Medaillen-Münze Otto Oertel, Germany (1887-1938)
MintageND (1903)  - -
Catalog ID9727546290
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