Opening of the new Theater in Frankfurt am Main

€369,257.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1902
TypeCommemorative medals › Inauguration medals
CompositionSilver
Weight26.5 g
Diameter40 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeHeinrich Oppenheim
Reference(s) Heidemann#157, Försch Goe#291
Obverse descriptionConjoined laureate busts of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller left, oak and palm branches below.
Obverse letteringALLE.BLÜTHEN.MÜSSEN.VERGEHN.DASS.FRÜCHTE.BEGLÜCKEN; BLÜTHEN U. FRUCHT.ZUGLEICH GEBET IHR MUSEN ALLEN! 1759 1805 1749-1832
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionView of the Theater, below the city coat of arms between arabesques.
Reverse letteringZUM ANDENKEN AN DIE ERÖFFNUNG DES NEUEN SCHAUSPIELHAUSES * FRANKFURT A/M. 1. NOVEMBER 1902 *
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverLudwig Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1729-1924)
Mintage1902  - -
Catalog ID7296322270
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