1877, Austria. Silver "Commercial Exhibition in Ried" Honorary Prize Medal. R!

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1877, Austria. Silver "Commercial Exhibition in Ried" Honorary Prize Medal. R!
Mint Year: 1877
Medallist: Franz Gaul
Reference: Hauser 3495.
Mint Place: Vienna (edge marking "A" within circle)
Condition:
The date was punched in the reverse, minr contact-marks, otherwise a nicely toned XF-AU!
Denomination: Medal -
Honorary Prize of the Commercial Exhibition in Ried (town in Upper Austria, 70 km west of Linz & 60 km north of Salzburg).
Weight: 17.46gm
Diameter: 37mm
Material: Silver
Obverse:
Coat-of-arms of Ried within foliage.
Legend: DES FLEISSES SEGEN, DER ARBEIT LOHN
Translated: "
The blessing of durability, the reward of work.
"
Reverse:
Inscription five lines above punched date (1877). All within wreath.
Legend: EHRENPREIS DER GEWERBLICHEN AUSSTELLUNG IN RIED 1877
Translated: "
Honorary prize of the commercial exhibition in Ried.
"
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Ried im Innkreis
(Central Bavarian:
Riad
) is a town in the Austrian state of Upper Austria, approximately 70 km (43 mi) west of Linz and 60 km (37 mi) north of Salzburg. It is the capital of the district of Ried im Innkreis, and it serves as the administrative centre for the Innviertel region.
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