1859 Frankfurt Silver Gedenkthaler (1 Thaler) – Schiller’s 100th Birthday (Free City of Frankfurt)

1859 Frankfurt Silver Gedenkthaler (1 Thaler) – Schiller’s 100th Birthday (Free City of Frankfurt)

This is a commemorative silver thaler issued by the Free City of Frankfurt to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Friedrich Schiller (November 10, 1759), one of Germany’s greatest poets and playwrights.

Key Details:

•  Issuer: Free City of Frankfurt (German States)

•  Date: 1859

•  Catalog References: KM#359, Davenport 650, Jaeger 50, Thun 139 

•  Composition: .900 silver

•  Weight: 18.52 grams

•  Diameter: 33 mm

•  Obverse: Multi-line inscription: EIN GEDENKTHALER ZU SCHILLER’S HUNDERTJÄHRIGER GEBURTSFEIER AM 10. NOV. 1859 surrounded by stars.

•  Reverse: Crowned double-headed eagle. Legend: FREIE STADT FRANKFURT below.

This cultural commemorative was struck during the final years of Frankfurt’s independence before its annexation by Prussia in 1866.

Edge Lettering:

STARK IM RECHT (“Strong in Justice”).

This raw example displays solid circulated details with bold, clear lettering on the obverse and a well-defined eagle on the reverse. Coin does have a scratch as seen in photos and is priced accordingly. A solid representative of this popular German States commemorative type.

Coin pictured is the exact one you will receive.