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Token - Friedrich Schiller
1955 year| Silver (.900) | 15.51 g | 32 mm |
| Location | German Democratic Republic (Germany) |
|---|---|
| Period | Democratic Republic (1949-1990) |
| Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
| Year | 1955 |
| Composition | Silver (.900) |
| Weight | 15.51 g |
| Diameter | 32 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-14 |
| Numista | N#175239 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
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Script: Latin
Lettering:
SCHILLER - EHRUNG 1955
WIR WOLLEN SEIN
EIN EINZIG VOLK
VON BRÜDERN
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Translation:
''We want to be a single People of brethren...''
(- Schiller, Rütlischwur, William Tell)
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Comment
The Rütlischwur is the legendary oath taken at the foundation of the Old Swiss Confederacy by the representatives of the three founding cantons, Uri, Schwyz and Unterwalden, traditionally dated to 1307...Recorded in Swiss historiography from the 15th century, the oath is notably featured in the play William Tell by Friedrich Schiller (1804).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%BCtlischwur
Friedrich Schiller
Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller;
10 November 1759 – 9 May 1805)
was a German poet, philosopher, physician, historian, and playwright.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Friedrich_Schiller
