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spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
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Holy crud! This thing is awesome!! If ever you don't hear from me for a while it'll probably be because I tried jumping the castle walls with it imageimageimage

This medal belongs to the Baden-Württemburg State Museum, just downtown.. was browsing their site earlier (I already forgot why) and stumbled across this. Man, I have to go see this in person!

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I dunno, maybe it's cooler because I live here, but thought I'd share anyhow.
BTW- the city doesn't exactly look like that anymore, not after 1943 image

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  • 1jester1jester Posts: 8,637 ✭✭✭
    It's OK.
















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  • cosmicdebriscosmicdebris Posts: 12,332 ✭✭✭
    That one is way awesome!

    I wish that site had an English version, I can't find my way around.image
    Bill

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    09/07/2006
  • elvernoelverno Posts: 1,068 ✭
    Hey spoon, pick me up one of those when you go! image
    Vern
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    You want how much?!!
    NapoleonicMedals.org
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  • shirohniichanshirohniichan Posts: 4,992 ✭✭✭
    Now don't our quarters with state outlines on the reverse look pathetic in comparison?
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    Obscurum per obscurius
  • BruceBruce Posts: 484
    That is very awesome indeed!
    So many coins, so little money!
    Ebay name: bhil3
  • theboz11theboz11 Posts: 6,576 ✭✭✭
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  • RnealwRnealw Posts: 43
    I don't need one but my alterego does so you better get us two.
    Rotten Rodney
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    illness."
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  • trozautrozau Posts: 3,455 ✭✭✭
    Whoa Momma! image
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  • rhound1977rhound1977 Posts: 2,504
    Very nice indeed.. image
  • spoonspoon Posts: 2,798 ✭✭✭
    Cosmic, there's not much to the site (and I wish I could remember what I was looking for!) but you can click through the dozen or so numismatic items they have online here

    Shiro, that baby's 65mm across imageimage but I know what you mean image

    Some info about it since I neglected that last time (my lousy translation):
    It was ordered for the occasion of the King of Württemburg's 25th anniversary on the throne in 1889. Apparently the villagefolk didn't like Karl back then, since he screwed around and didn't take care of the people. But they still had celebrations for him anyway.. for "Württemburg's beloved gentleman".
    This is the biggest and heaviest piece commemorating the event (there are others!!) at 65mm and, depending on metal, 110-200g. The reverse, in exergue, says "die dankbare Haupt- und Residenzstadt Stuttgart"--"thanks from the citizens of Stuttgart" (who hate him, remember). It was engraved by a popular Viennese medallist, Anton Scharff (1845-1903) and minted in Stuttgart.

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  • laurentyvanlaurentyvan Posts: 4,243 ✭✭✭
    It's the only thing I've seen recently that might make a gothic crown a little plain by comparison; although some might call it a little ornate, I won't! image
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    is that you end up being governed by inferiors. – Plato
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,228 ✭✭✭✭✭
    very cool

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  • oldshepoldshep Posts: 3,240 ✭
    Wowzers!!!image
    Shep
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  • AskariAskari Posts: 3,713 ✭
    Truly Awesome!!! image I want!!!!!!!


    Some of my ancestors came from Baden-Baden and I would dearly love to have one of those! I wonder how many were made? If they give out any modern restrike copies, please pick one up for me! image
    Askari



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