Medal - Johann Friedrich Böttger

€1.00
LocationGerman Democratic Republic (Germany)
Year1949
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionPorcelain (brown porcelain)
Weight10.3 g
Diameter38 mm
Thickness4.6 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePerlrand City: Meissen Issuer: VEB State Porcelain Manufactory  
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Weigelt#3.315.10
Obverse descriptionHead portrait of Johann Friedrich Böttger, inscription with dates of birth and death
Obverse letteringDER ERFINDER DES PORZELLANS JOHANN FRIEDRICH BÖTTGER 1682 - 1719
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionView of Albrechtsburg and Meissen Cathedral, name in ribbon loop, Meissen swords
Reverse letteringMEISSEN
Reverse script
EngraverStaatliche Porzellanmanufaktur, Meissen, Germany
Mintage1949  - - 5 000
Catalog ID1214786750
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