German States
Berlin. German Industrial Exhibition bronze Specimen Medal 1844 SP65 PCGS, Marienburg-4233; Wurzb-685; Döry-Kub 260. 45mm. 53gm. ERINNERUNG AN DIE AUSSTELLUNG DEUTCHER GEWERBSERZEUGNISSE ZU BERLIN 1844. Figure of Germania on throne / VORWAERTS MIT DEUTSCHEM FLEISSE UND DEUTSCHER KRAFT. Locomotive over bridge within wreath depicting five examples of contemporary technology clockwise from top: steamship, oil mine, chemist's table; agricultural tools; loom. To commemorate the 1844 General German Industrial Exhibition. Housed in an oversized holder.
Ex. E. J. Haeberlin.
Ernst Justus Haeberlin (born June 19, 1847 in Frankfurt, Germany, died December 5, 1925 ) was a lawyer and commercial councilor in Frankfurt am Main. However, Haeberlin became known primarily as a numismatist; In 1906 he was a co-founder of the Frankfurt Numismatic Society. His coin collection was dispersed after his death, with the Aes-Grave portion and other items entering the coin cabinet of the Staatliche Museen zu Berlin .
HID02901242017
Estimate: 200-300 USD