Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
January 2022 NYINC Auction 18-20 Jan 2022
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GERMANY. Empire. 30 Years of Firefighting/Excellence in Firefighting Equipment Bronze Award Medal, ND (ca. 1887-93). W. Mayer's Mint in Stuttgart. PCGS SPECIMEN-64 Red Brown.
Bernd Kaiser-I, p. 201 (#9320). Diameter: 41mm. Obverse: FÜR AUSERORDENTLICHE LEISTUNGEN IN FEUERLÖSCHGERÄTHEN, blacksmith standing right, holding hammer set upon anvil and receiving wreath from firefighter standing left; industrial and firefighting equipment and implements in background; Reverse: FÜR / 30 JAHRE / FREIWILLIGEN / FEUERWEHR- / DIENST in five lines; star below; all within wreath. Deep red-brown surfaces. A VERY RARE and a highly interesting firefighting-related piece of medallic art.
Estimate: $150 - $300
Bernd Kaiser-I, p. 201 (#9320). Diameter: 41mm. Obverse: FÜR AUSERORDENTLICHE LEISTUNGEN IN FEUERLÖSCHGERÄTHEN, blacksmith standing right, holding hammer set upon anvil and receiving wreath from firefighter standing left; industrial and firefighting equipment and implements in background; Reverse: FÜR / 30 JAHRE / FREIWILLIGEN / FEUERWEHR- / DIENST in five lines; star below; all within wreath. Deep red-brown surfaces. A VERY RARE and a highly interesting firefighting-related piece of medallic art.
Estimate: $150 - $300