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Medal - Founding of the German fleet at Frankfurt Zinc
| Location | Frankfurt, Free imperial city of |
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| Year | 1848 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | A crowned female allegory of Frankfurt, holding a spear and resting beside a shield bearing a double-headed eagle, is seated on a plinth and gestures toward a fleet of warships at sea to the right. In the foreground, an anchor and a dolphin are visible, while a relief frieze on the plinth depicts several figures. The engraver's name LANGE appears in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | DIE / DEUTSCHE / FLOTTE / EIN DENKMAL / DER VOLKSKRAFT / UND REICHSEINHEIT / GEGRÜNDET DURCH / PARLAMENTSBESCHLUSS / ZU / FRANKFURT / AM 14.JUN. / 1848 * SCHÜTZEND TRAGE SIE DEN DEUTSCHEN AAR ÜBER FERNE MEERE * |
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