Hello all,
Finally got out in the woods today near Kaiserslautern Germany and the coolest thing found was this small medallion. It is 24mm in diameter and 1.5mm thick and was found about 4 inches down in hard-packed clay on a old walking path deep in the woods. The portraits commemorate the Year of the Three Emperors ("Dreikaiserjahr" in German). The area was also the site for a 1794 French Revolutionary War battle (which is why I was there!).
The obverse is a portrait of Wilhelm II with the inscription (translated) "Wilhelm II German Emperor". The reverse shows his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III with the inscription (again translated) "in one year". I am hoping when I remove the rest of the "gunk" there will also be the date "1888" on the reverse. It is fairly fragile...in fact the "hanging hole" at the top has partially broken off since I took the attached photos.
I was having a bit of trouble identifying the medallion but my wife (who finds these discoveries interesting) spent time on the computer this evening and came through with the ID. Thank you sweetie! It isn't in the best condition but did make the trip worthwhile. By the way, this was the first time using "Relic" mode on the CTX3030...boy have I got a lot to learn!
Happy hunting to all!
Batch
Finally got out in the woods today near Kaiserslautern Germany and the coolest thing found was this small medallion. It is 24mm in diameter and 1.5mm thick and was found about 4 inches down in hard-packed clay on a old walking path deep in the woods. The portraits commemorate the Year of the Three Emperors ("Dreikaiserjahr" in German). The area was also the site for a 1794 French Revolutionary War battle (which is why I was there!).
The obverse is a portrait of Wilhelm II with the inscription (translated) "Wilhelm II German Emperor". The reverse shows his predecessors Wilhelm I and Frederick III with the inscription (again translated) "in one year". I am hoping when I remove the rest of the "gunk" there will also be the date "1888" on the reverse. It is fairly fragile...in fact the "hanging hole" at the top has partially broken off since I took the attached photos.
I was having a bit of trouble identifying the medallion but my wife (who finds these discoveries interesting) spent time on the computer this evening and came through with the ID. Thank you sweetie! It isn't in the best condition but did make the trip worthwhile. By the way, this was the first time using "Relic" mode on the CTX3030...boy have I got a lot to learn!
Happy hunting to all!
Batch
