German Castle Token? | Souvenir Medal, Eltz

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

Author	Replies: 3 / Views: 6,560
falablah New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/02/2012 10:56 am Having a hard time with my Google-fu on this coin. It might be a German Castle Token but it has a roman numeral date on it which I would think would be wierd for a token. Also, it has some decent thickness and weight to it (comparable to a british pound in both ways). The only thing I could find on the internets was someone asking the same question I am. What is this? Identified - moved to Medals forum - Sap Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/02/2012 11:56 am Here's one for sale last year: http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAP...312486231564 In German. Report this Post to the Staff
wquinn Pillar of the Community United States 2295 Posts	Posted 02/02/2012 12:03 pm Burg Eltz is the name of the castle: http://great-castles.com/eltz.php I didn't find any medals listed in their gift shop. Another site on it. http://www.burg-eltz.de/e_index.html Maybe contact them to see if they sell these kinds of medals/coins? MCLVII = 1157, year it was first mentioned. Pretty stunning photos of the real castle though. And this site said the tour gave out tokens. Not a good picture of the coin, but I bet if you ask one of those tours, in the links above, they can answer your question. http://vietgirlgoesgerman.wordpress...g/burg-eltz/ Report this Post to the Staff
falablah New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 02/02/2012 5:16 pm Thanks for the help especially with the last link: "It seems that I was a bit unlucky-- the Burg Eltz was undergoing construction! Serious construction, enough to cover half the castle. In fact, to make up for this, the tour center gave out little tokens of compensation: Cookies for the kids, souvenir coins for the adults." 1157 looks like when it was initially built. Report this Post to the Staff
	Replies: 3 / Views: 6,560

To participate in the forum you must log in or register.

All Forums Category: General Numismatic Forums Forum: Tokens, Medals, Challenge Coins, and other Exonumia

Silver Gold Bull US is the United States leading bullion dealer. We deliver gold coins, gold bars, silver coins, silver bars and precious metals to your door. Order today!

The First Dollar, your premier source for bullion and rare coins. See our bullion list on the site and the coin inventory on ebay.

View Last 100 New Topics

View Last 100 Active Topics

Disclaimer: While a tremendous amount of effort goes into ensuring the accuracy of the information contained in this site, Coin Community assumes no liability for errors. Copyright 2005 - 2026 Coin Community Family- all rights reserved worldwide. Use of any images or content on this website without prior written permission of Coin Community or the original lender is strictly prohibited.
Contact Us | Advertise Here | Privacy Policy / Terms of Use

Coin Community Forum

It took 0.16 seconds to rattle this change.