1072101 | GERMAN STATES. Nürnberg. "1722" Bronze Medal. PCGS MS62RB (Red-Brown). By P. P. Werner. Edge: Plain. 43.58mm. 22.61gm. View of the fireworks, in the middle a shell-shaped chariot drawn by a dragon carrying the figures of Virtus and Fortuna; mortars to either side, each with a letter spells the motto, VIRTVTE DVCE COMITE FORTVNA (With bravery as a guide and luck as a companion) form. In the foreground, a tent and spectators watching the fireworks / Nine-line inscription wihtin a laurel wreath. Fischer/Maué 224; Erlanger 1056.

Struck to commemorate the centennial fireworks display by the shooting society on August 13th 1722.


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