1943 Luna Calendar Medal From Metallgesellincoln Shield Cent / LSC Haft Ag, Frankfurt Am Main

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Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/26/2016 8:59 pm Another $1 US purchase at a local coin show. Cannot find a match on Google. 17.62 grams. 40.3 mm Report this Post to the Staff

alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/27/2016 06:56 am I have this one, they are aluminum painted or plated onto a nickel core. Spectacular value for $1. http://www.austriancoins.com/MedalsCalendarI.html yours is on the last page " Custom Calendars" Edited by alganbagerap 02/27/2016 06:59 am Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/27/2016 11:27 am Interesting that they call it an "Austrian" custom calendar since it was evidently manufactured at Frankfurt am Main. Report this Post to the Staff
alganbagerap Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2490 Posts	Posted 02/27/2016 11:33 am It was manufactured for a company in Frankfurt. Report this Post to the Staff
Arkie Pillar of the Community United States 2637 Posts	Posted 02/27/2016 1:52 pm That makes sense. I knew I shouldn't tell a medal by its surface. Report this Post to the Staff
paralyse Bedrock of the Community United States 12057 Posts	Posted 03/10/2016 02:40 am Wanted to add some more information for you as these medals are quite interesting. This is one minted under German occupation of Austria during Hitler's Reich. The Austrians were "encouraged" to change the calendar medals to refer to dates of significance to Germans and with references to German landmarks & companies, and given to those same companies as worker's mementos and as not-so-subtle propaganda from the NSDAP. Obverse on this one is the Römer - Frankfurt's city hall. Honoring Metallgst. A.G. - a pretty large (former) industrial company based in Frankfurt. Reverse has "The Sundays" - with the Zodiac above, and the moon personified as Luna, floating on a cloud. The Sunday dates commemorated or referenced are: 14 March - (Reich) Heroes' Commemoration Day (Heldengedenktag) 20 April - Hitler's birthday (Geburtstag des Führers) and not a Sunday. 25 April - Easter (Ostern) 13 June - Pentecost / Whitsunday (Pfingsten) 10 October - Thanksgiving/Harvest Day (Erntedanktag) - Oktoberfest. In addition to the Reich references, 1943 was also the year of Aktion Erntefest, in November, a tremendous war crime, so this calendar is likely offensive to a good many people; be careful to whom you are showing it. Regards. AB 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 Edited by paralyse 03/10/2016 02:41 am Report this Post to the Staff
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1943 Luna Calendar Medal From Metallgesellschaft Ag, Frankfurt Am Main