hiho Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 I recently won an assortment of Swiss Schutzenfest medals at the Heritage Long Beach Signature World auction. The lot contained eight Swiss and one German medal, all in amazing condition. Six came with the display boxes and they all look like they were presented yesterday instead of 100 years ago. I’m quite pleased. No problem identifying the Swiss medals as I have the Richter books but the German medal has so far been difficult to identify. Here is what I have, translations are a guess. 1862 Frankfurt Schutzenfest Medal OBV: Die Freiheit Zu Schutzen-Zu Schirmen Das Land, Gelobet Ihr Schutzen Mit Herz U Mit Hand Brentwett. D. Sebald. W. “Celebrate the freedom to protect our beloved country” REV: Zur Erinnerung An Das Deutche Schutzen-Fest Frankfurt a/m 1862 “German Schutzenfest in Frankfurt in remembrance” 43mm silver, proof or proof like with cameo frosting and mirror fields. Plain edge, weighs about the same as a Morgan silver dollar. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Found it at ma shops. here There's a few more in this search Also tried google you can drag a pictures in the images and it looks for a match but no luck there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted October 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 That's exactly the coin. Thanks a million Mark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Good research Mark. It is a very nice looking medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Some of the German shooting medals demonstrate incredible artistry on the part of the engraver. Unfortunately they are few and far between (in my humble opinion) and particularly difficult to find (at least at an affordable price). Nice find HiHo!!......especially in silver. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Beautiful medal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buzkirk Posted October 8, 2011 Report Share Posted October 8, 2011 Very Nice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hiho Posted October 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2011 Sold to a collector whose family comes from Frankfurt so it has found a new home where it will be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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