Coin Identification Help Needed (1914 German Shooting Medal)

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Kubs1590 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 10:46 am Hi everyone, I'm in possession of a coin that I would like to get some info on. I was not able to find this exact one anywhere online. Any help will be appreciated. Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 10:47 am to the Community! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 10:52 am Pretty sure it is a German medal. Possibly someone who reads german could tell us what it says or you could try google translate. to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
Blind Squirrel Valued Member United States 220 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 12:03 pm I haven't been in Germany in a long time, so my language skills are rusty. Looks like a shooting medal from 1914, of course, which is significant since it was during the beginning of WWI. Bundes (federal) schiessen (shooting). M.Gladbach is the area in Germany where the competition took place. Not sure if the "585" is a serial number or score. I did several shooting competitions while there with our German military counterparts. Pretty sure the 28 Rheinisches refers to the military unit (regiment) who sponsored the event. Again, my skills are rusty....But great find. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 12:42 pm awesome response Blind Squirrel! Report this Post to the Staff
erafjel Pillar of the Community Sweden 2124 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 1:32 pm It is a medal from the 28th shooting championship arranged by the Rhineland Shooting Association (Rheinische Schützenbund, the championships were called Rheinisches Bundesschiessen). The location was Mönchengladbach. Edited by erafjel 05/13/2020 1:34 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Blind Squirrel Valued Member United States 220 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 2:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Eligius Valued Member Netherlands 175 Posts	Posted 05/13/2020 4:26 pm the stamp 585 might indicate it is made of 14 karat gold (officially 14/24 = .58333). To be sure have it tested by a jeweler or coin dealer. Report this Post to the Staff
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