Please Help Identification German Gold Token

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romeo RHD New Member Romania 1 Posts	Posted 07/28/2013 02:10 am I have this German token of gold and dont know what is, what is the value. 4.1 grams 20-22 k -20 mm(diameter) FRONT- stadt Rothenburg ob der tauber BACK - romantische stadt des mittelalters Report this Post to the Staff

philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/28/2013 09:22 am Rothenburg on the Tauber, Romantic City of the Middle Ages. I've been there, and can say that's a true statement. You've seen it too, if you've seen the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, especially the aerial views at the end. Spared any destruction, it's been a major tourist destination since World War II, with over sixty years of tourist souvenirs like this one sold there. I think it's unlikely that a tourist souvenir would be made of gold, though. Seems to me a gold medallion of this diameter should be about twice as heavy, don't you think? Report this Post to the Staff
platinrubel Valued Member Austria 194 Posts	Posted 07/28/2013 11:30 am hi, only found this: http://www.artfact.com/auction-lot/...c-703bb92334 the used medal is also in gold. and your medal: http://www. (168) Not Allowed - Auto-Removed com/token/germany/rothenburg-ob-der-tauber-17855 aha, link is blocked. the site is allnumis .com/token/germany/rothenburg-ob-der-tauber-17855 greets Edited by platinrubel 07/28/2013 11:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/28/2013 12:02 pm I stand corrected. I guess there were Rothenburger token-makers who felt there was a market for this item in gold. Report this Post to the Staff
chrisild Pillar of the Community Germany 1238 Posts	Posted 07/30/2013 04:41 am Quote: You've seen it too, if you've seen the movie Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, especially the aerial views at the end. Guess that is the version from the 1970s - well, that one was filmed in Munich, and the city view you mentioned is Nördlingen. ;) As for the medal, I agree - does not look like gold to me. But of course I may be wrong. The second link that platinrubel posted, by the way, seems to be exactly the piece that romeo RHD has. Christian Report this Post to the Staff
philadelphian Pillar of the Community United States 3253 Posts	Posted 07/30/2013 07:26 am Rats. I'm not doing well with this thread. I seem to have been taken in by what appears to be a common urban legend about the place; fed to me by Germans, no less! Good to be set straight after so many years. Edited by philadelphian 07/30/2013 07:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
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