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Austrian mint medal 1869 arrived from France today
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Commemorating Austrian Emperor Franz Josef’s visit to the Grand Opening Ceremonies of the Suez Canal on 17 November 1869 – on the reverse, at left, are the Pyramids, and at right is the Imperial yacht " Greif "
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ENGRAVER : Josef Tautenhayn (1837-1911) - Austrian sculptor and engraver; father of the sculptor Josef T. the Younger and of Karl Tautenhayn. From 1862 engraver of medals at the Central Mint, from 1874 director of the engraver's college and 1881-1905 teacher at the Vienna Academy. Produced numerous portrait and commemorative medals, artistic works and ornamental sculptures for the monumental buildings on the Vienna Ringstraße (e.g. for the University, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and Parliament).
Wonder why he named his yacht Greif ?????
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ENGRAVER : Josef Tautenhayn (1837-1911) - Austrian sculptor and engraver; father of the sculptor Josef T. the Younger and of Karl Tautenhayn. From 1862 engraver of medals at the Central Mint, from 1874 director of the engraver's college and 1881-1905 teacher at the Vienna Academy. Produced numerous portrait and commemorative medals, artistic works and ornamental sculptures for the monumental buildings on the Vienna Ringstraße (e.g. for the University, the Kunsthistorisches Museum and Parliament).
Wonder why he named his yacht Greif ?????
“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly."
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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