Fire Sale, 1867
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Something fascinating about salvage metals. This is a particularly nice example, forged from the metal of the Frankfurt cathedral bell.
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Very handsome piece!
The Germans sure know how to do great eagles, don't they?
The German Imperial Eagle looks even better on a Mettlach stein
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Great "relic" medal or "made from" medal! Lots of folks collect these. Thanks for posting it!
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That's really interesting! Can't fault the Germans as being wasteful.
I have a Brass 1916 German Imperial E. Africa 20 Heller coin, whose source of material was from spent English cartridges, and also from a melted 4.1" brass gun that was taken off the German cruiser, "SMS Konigsberg," which was scuttled.
I thought this would go nicely with your thread. Condition isn't the greatest; but, the history is pretty fascinating when considering the scrap metal source.