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Medal - Schloss Heidelberg
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1923 |
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| Composition | Porcelain (White Porcelain) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse depicts a detailed relief view of Heidelberg Castle (Schloss Heidelberg) set upon a wooded hillside, with the date 1689 inscribed in the landscape below the ruins, referencing the year of the castle's destruction. The legend 'SCHLOSS HEIDELBERG' appears at the top of the field, while a four-line verse from the famous Heidelberg song fills the lower portion, with the designer's initials W.M.W. visible along the right rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | SCHLOSS HEIDELBERG 1689 ALT HEIDELBERG DU FEINE DU STADT AN EHREN REICH AM NECKAR u.AM RHEINE KEINE ANDRE KOMMT DIR GLEICH W.M.W. |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays a large, elaborately rendered coat of arms of the Palatinate (Pfalz), featuring a quartered shield with the Bavarian lozenges and the Palatinate lion, supported by two rampant lions and surmounted by a royal crown with mantling. A decorative collar of orders appears below the shield, and the date 1544 is divided at the top of the field. The circular legend reads 'FRÖHLICH PFALZ · GOTT ERHALTS'. |
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