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GERMANY. Hamburg. Silver Medal, ND (1708). PCGS AU-53 Gold Shield.
Fieweger-343. Diameter: 27mm. Obverse: an official covers his face with his hands but looks through his fingers, SO KOMME ICH DIR SO (How do I come to you) around; reverse: a hand offers a coin, KOMSTU MIR ALSO (Come to me also) around. A deeply toned Medal, very lightly circulated.
Fieweger-343. Diameter: 27mm. Obverse: an official covers his face with his hands but looks through his fingers, SO KOMME ICH DIR SO (How do I come to you) around; reverse: a hand offers a coin, KOMSTU MIR ALSO (Come to me also) around. A deeply toned Medal, very lightly circulated.
This medal was originally struck as a gold double ducat by Christian Wermuth in 1708 to satirize the corruption of the imperial commission. This silver example may be a later restrike.
Estimate: $200.00- $300.00