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Jeton de stand - Exposition Universelle de Liège
1905 yearNickel plated copper | 15.15 g | 33 mm |
Location | Belgium |
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King | Leopold II (1865-1909) |
Type | Commemorative medals › Exhibition, fair and festival medals |
Year | 1905 |
Composition | Nickel plated copper |
Weight | 15.15 g |
Diameter | 33 mm |
Thickness | 2.3 mm |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
Updated | 2024-11-12 |
Numista | N#342472 |
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Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Lettering:
EXPOSITION UNIVERS. ET INTERNAT.
• LIÈGE • 1905 •
DEUTSCHE
WAFFEN UND
MUNITIONSFABRIKEN
BERLIN-KARLSRUHE
Edge
Plain
Comment
Known as DWM, this armaments company was founded in 1896. As well as being one of Imperial Germany's leading arms suppliers, the company was at the forefront of small arms technology. In particular, they supplied the world with the Mauser rifle system and the Luger pistol.After the war, the Berlin branch of the company turned to the renovation and construction of railway and public transport equipment.