Zinc Token, Germany. 2000.1.227

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2000.1.227

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 2.975
    • Diameter (in mm): 22.6

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Token
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Zinc

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: Circul. leg. round circum.: * A .WERTHEIM * BERLIN
    • Type: Globe resting atop of large Letter " W "

  • Reverse

    • Legend: Circul. leg. above: WERTEMARKE; large number " 10 " in center of field

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2000.1.227
  • Lot: 2000.1
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Friedenberg, Daniel M.

Description

Wertheim: German-Jewish department store in Germany, which was 'aryanized' during Nazi rule of Germany.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined

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