Helo on Medallions 1840, 1844, and 1870

[Bob Hritz]

I was going through boxes and found these medallions. I am going to place them on the E-Stand and would appreciate help on identification and evaliuation.

Thank you,
Bob Hritz

First: Plated medallion, which may have had the ring added to the planchet. Obverse reads: EIN MANN, EIN BUND, EIN FRIES DEUTSCHES VOLK'

Reverse reads: VEREINT Z. EINEM BILDE, VEREINT Z. SCHIRN U. WEHR SO STEHN D. WAPPENSCHILDE, GEDRAENGT IM KREIS UMHRT 1840"

[Bob Hritz]

Verso of 1840 medallion. Size is 41mm

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[Bob Hritz]

Medallion 1844

Medallion from 1844 is 37.5 mm and is fire gilded bronze.

Obverse reads: EIDGENOSSISCHES FREISCHIESSEN 1844 ZU BASEL. ST. IACOB AN DER BIRS 26 AUGUST 1444

Reverse reads: DER SCHILD ZERERBROCHEN DAS SCHWERT ENZWEI. DAS BANNER IN STERBENDER HAND. TRIUMPH DAS VATERLAND BLEIBT FREI. GOTT SEGNE DAS VATERLAND.

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

Verso 1844 medallion

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[Bob Hritz]

1870 Medallion

This 1870 medallion measures 39.5 mm, excluding ring. It is silver plated gray metal.

Obverse: design only
Reverse reads: In scrolls: "METZ WEISSENBURG WORTH SAARBRUCKEN'

Reverse center reads: 'ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE GLORESICHEN SIEG DER DEUTSCHEN WAFFEN UBER DIE FRANZOSCICHE ARMEE IM AUGUST 1870"

Bob Hritz

[Bob Hritz]

Verso 1970 Medallion.

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[Bob Hritz]

Thank you, anyway. With the total lack of interest, they are off to ebay.

Bob Hritz