Medal - St Pauli (Hamburg) ND front Medal - St Pauli (Hamburg) ND back
Medal - St Pauli (Hamburg) ND photo
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Medal - St Pauli (Hamburg) ND

 
Copper-nickel 20.7 g 38 mm
Description
Location
Federal Republic of Germany
Type
› Tokens
Composition
Copper-nickel
Weight
20.7 g
Diameter
38 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#112052
Rarity index
92%

Reverse

Ship 3/4 right, writing around edge

Script: Latin

Lettering:
>> WAPEN VON HAMBURG <<
HAMBURGER KONVOYSCHIFF 18 JAHRH

Edge

Plain

Comment

3 ships named Wapen von Hamburg were built in the late 17th-early 18th centuries to serve as escort vessels to commercial ships from Hamburg due to heavy losses by pirates.