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German-Bavarian '48-ers' token of 1848 revolution references Jewish emancipation
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German-Bavarian '48-ers' token of 1848 revolution references Jewish emancipation
Germany > Bavaria: Souvenir token of the March 1848 revolution, c. 1849; silver-finished tin(?); not maker-marked; size: 30mm; weight: 8.55g; thickness: 2.25mm. Obverse: 3-lined German legend within wreath: "Erinnerung an den 6. März 1848" ('Momento of the 6th of March 1848'). Reverse: 11-line German legend listing the accomlishments of the revolution, including Jewish emancipation ("Judenemancipation."). Possibly issued by the 'Fourty Eighters' (defeated revolutionaries) after the defeat of the revolution at the hands of the aristocracy. Ref: Josef Hauser "Die Münzen und Medaillen... München", 1905; p. 158 #512 (listed in bronze).
Product Tags: German, Bavarian Exonumia, Medals, Medallions & Tokens, Jewish History & Events and Judaic Tokens & Medals from Germany, Bavaria and from 1848-49 German Revolutions, 19th Century which are Object Related Specifically to a Personality or Key Event
