1802

German Medal
Obverse - German Medal - 1802 Obverse - German Medal - 1802
Obverse - A rearing horse.
Legend, FRISCH MIT GEWALT
FRESHLY (LATELY?) BY FORCE
Exergue, 1802
Reverse - A royal crown, possibly related to Hanover or the Brunswick duchies
Legend, IMMER NEU UND NICHT ALT
ALWAYS NEW AND NEVER OLD
Exergue, IETTON
Size, 24 mm.
 
An anti-revolutionary jeton that extols the virtue of having a monarchy. I still know nothing about these jetons. They could be a reaction to Napoleon's rise in France or the changing world in which these folks found themselves.
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