Germany, Hamburg. City Commemorative AR Medal. Imitating a 1763 taler, 1970. MONETANOVA HAMBVRGENSIS, city coat-of-arms, denomination above O. H. K. below / A view of the historic houses and warehouses of Deichstrasse in Hamburg-Altstadt, DEICHSTRASSE IN HAMBURG below; hallmarked 1000 (Pure Silver). 30.05g, 44.5mm. 12h.

Mint State; attractive cabinet tone.

From the collection of the late Eduard Winkler.

The oldest remaining street in the Altstadt of Hamburg, Germany and a popular visitor attraction in the city, the Great Fire of 1842 started in Deichstrasse which, by ironic coincidence, spared the southern end of the street.