© Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Manfred Höhn
© Leipziger Münzhandlung und Auktion Manfred Höhn
Diamond Wedding of Heinrich and Elisabeth von Ohlendorff
1918 year| Iron | 102.48 g | 70.4 mm |
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
|---|---|
| Emperor | William II (1888-1918) |
| Type | Personality medals › Wedding medals |
| Year | 1918 |
| Composition | Iron |
| Weight | 102.48 g |
| Diameter | 70.4 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#365230 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
View of the Villa Ohlendorff. (From the district of Hamm in Hamburg, destroyed in an air raid in 1943)
Script: Latin (Fraktur blackletter)
Lettering: Diamantene Hochzeit 4. September 1918
Lettering (regular font): Diamantene Hochzeit 4. September 1918
Engraver: Carl Kühl
Comment
Slg. Kirsten 1419Heinrich Jacob Bernhard Freiherr von Ohlendorff (1836-1928) was a Hamburg merchant who was ennobled in 1873 and made a baron in 1889. In the second half of the 19th century, together with his brother Albertus, he became the largest guano importer in the German Empire.
