Bavaria - Nuremberg 1816-17 Famine Medal
Offered is a fascinating 33mm silvered medal commemorating the famine of 1816-17 which was precipitated by the Tamboran volcanic eruption of 1815. The obverse depicts a starving mother and children, surrounded by the inscription ‘O GIEB MIR BROD MICH HUNGERT / JETTON.’ The reverse depicts a set of scales below clouds and above an anchor and wheat, surrounded by the inscription ‘VERZAGET NICHT GOTTLEBET NOCH / 1816. U. 1817.’ The reverse design relates to the inflation in food prices, and difficulty of trade.
This example well struck, with flashy fields and near complete silvering.
Offered is a fascinating 33mm silvered medal commemorating the famine of 1816-17 which was precipitated by the Tamboran volcanic eruption of 1815. The obverse depicts a starving mother and children, surrounded by the inscription ‘O GIEB MIR BROD MICH HUNGERT / JETTON.’ The reverse depicts a set of scales below clouds and above an anchor and wheat, surrounded by the inscription ‘VERZAGET NICHT GOTTLEBET NOCH / 1816. U. 1817.’ The reverse design relates to the inflation in food prices, and difficulty of trade.
This example well struck, with flashy fields and near complete silvering.
Offered is a fascinating 33mm silvered medal commemorating the famine of 1816-17 which was precipitated by the Tamboran volcanic eruption of 1815. The obverse depicts a starving mother and children, surrounded by the inscription ‘O GIEB MIR BROD MICH HUNGERT / JETTON.’ The reverse depicts a set of scales below clouds and above an anchor and wheat, surrounded by the inscription ‘VERZAGET NICHT GOTTLEBET NOCH / 1816. U. 1817.’ The reverse design relates to the inflation in food prices, and difficulty of trade.
This example well struck, with flashy fields and near complete silvering.