*exceptional* 1871 German Medal - Info Wanted

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mysilveryears Pillar of the Community United States 1888 Posts	Posted 10/04/2015 2:01 pm Hello.. I am placing this here with the hope it attracts some knowledgable eyes. It is from Wurttemberg, Germany, dated '1846 13 Jvli 1871' and weighs 2.18 oz. Size is 50mm. Does anyone know anything about it? Are there any online references? My searches have turned up nothing even close. It is a fantastic piece but I do not collect medals. Thanks for any help. -msy * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

InconsistentBlend Valued Member Poland 59 Posts	Posted 10/04/2015 2:53 pm I found it on website of museum of Stuttgart(capital of Wurttemberg) - http://www.museum-digital.de/bawue/...=1&oges=1177 - it's a medal commemorating silver wedding anniversary of the king. It says there were made 25 in gold, 265 in silver and 408 in bronze.They were given to Russian royal family, house of Wurttemberg and those who participated in celebration. Needless to say it looks beautiful. Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 10/04/2015 3:05 pm Its listed in an auction here http://www.sixbid.com/browse.html?a...5&lot=368372 needs translation Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Report this Post to the Staff
mysilveryears Pillar of the Community United States 1888 Posts	Posted 10/04/2015 3:11 pm THANK YOU, kind gentlemen! That is exactly the information I was looking for. Always amazed at the knowledge available on this site! Report this Post to the Staff
MeadowviewCollector Pillar of the Community United States 4409 Posts	Posted 10/04/2015 3:14 pm That is Charles I of Württemberg and his wife Olga https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charl...%BCrttemberg They were married July 13, 1846. The couple celebrated their 25th anniversary in 1871. Scroll all the way down and there's an example of your medal on this article http://www.coinsweekly.com/en/News/4?&id=2356 -MV Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 10/04/2015 7:14 pm Engraver: Christian Schnitzspahn (Berlin) Legends: Obverse, KARL KING OF WUERTTEMBURG * OLGA QUEEN OF WUERTTEMBURG GRAND DUCHESS OF RUSSIA C. SCHNITZSPAHN F. = Christian Schnitzspahn Made (it) Reverse, 13 JULY 1846-1871 (25th anniversary as mentioned above) CHR. SCHNITZSPAHN FEC. (same meaning as obverse) A nice medal and scarce even in bronze with less than 700 pieces struck in any metal. Olga Nikolayevna was the 7th of 9 children of the oft-maligned Nicholas I Romanov, so this medal has appeal to both Russian and German collectors. Nicholas' wife Alexandra Fyodorovna (Charlotte of Prussia) was the 4th child of Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis Report this Post to the Staff
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