Watch List notes:

GERMANY. Empire. Completion of the Kölner Dom (Cologne Cathedral) Bronze Medal, 1880. GEM UNCIRCULATED.

Weiler-155. By Drentwett. Diameter: 51mm; Weight: 57.44 gms. Obverse: DER DOM ZU KÖLN, façade of the cathedral; banner in exergue reading BEGONNEN 1248 / VOLLENDET 1880 in two lines; Reverse: "Anbetung der / hl. drei Könige," nativity scene featuring the adoration of the magi; DOMBILD ZU KÖLN in exergue. Edge: Plain. Rich brown surfaces, with tremendous brilliance in the fields and a sparkling iridescence when cradled. Great architectural rendering.

Declared a World Heritage site by UNESCO in 1996, the Cologne Cathedral stands as the tallest twin-spired church in the world at 515 feet high. This medal commemorates the completion of the towers (which would finally occur in 1880), as work had been stalled since the late 15th century.

Estimate: $150 - $225