Obviously this is something that isn't even close to my collecting strategy but I had to have it because I thought it was beautiful.

1927 Hamburg Altona Blumenschau Commemorative Medal, 35mm., Silver, Stempelglanz.

Obverse: Horticulture Association for Hamburg Altona and their surroundings.

Reverse: Flower ‘blumenschau’. Engraved “Blumenschau Altona, April 1927”

Very beautiful, evocative of the German Neu Guinea coinages with the reverse.

that's the problem with owning every Goetz piece there is, you get distracted by a pretty girl!

That is stunning I love the detail in her hair & the obverse jumps out at you Have to say that is a great find

Do you have to break my jaw every single time when I see your hot pictures?

Thanks for sharing!

Heh heh


BTW, I got an email from Germany filling me in about this piece. Evidently it is a Prize piece and not a commemorative as I had thought. There were two series, one prize set in 45mm out of gold, silver, bronze and then another set of the same metals but in the 35mm size. I've never seen another example of this design but the person in Germany claims that the design was used from 1883 up to 1930.

Stunning!

Wow, wonderful detail.

I have to agree with you gxseries