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An S.H. Quint Token Featuring Dr. Lewis Feuchtwanger's Eagle Design
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S. H. Quint & Sons token, Philadelphia. Aluminum, 24 mm. The obverse is after the Feuchtwanger eagle design; the reverse features a lyre crossed by a ribbon bearing the initials "G.S.K.," likely representing a German singing society. Circa 1890s.
I'm curious if the Feuchtwanger eagle design was later used on any other tokens or medals besides this example and the Feuchtwanger encased postage strips.
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The design goes back to this https://coins.ha.com/itm/miscellaneous-medals-and-tokens/-circa-1780-1800-uniface-feuchtwanger-style-eagle-and-serpent-incuse-and-reversed-uncertified-oval-white-metal-/a/63304-93159.s
Funny you should ask, I had these lying next to me. They are for sale btw.
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French sculptor Antoine Louis Barye created this relief in the 1800s .
I do not know if it predated the Feuchtwanger cent or if the Feuchtwanger design was based on this:
Good catch!
The Brooklyn Museum has this piece, and says that it was modeled circa 1824-1826, so there is a very good chance that Barye was the source of the "Eagle With Serpent" design on the Feuchtwanger tokens.
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/objects/21642
Look carefully and you’ll see that the engravers forgot the eagles tounge!
The Feuchtwanger 1A is a bit cruder
