GERMANY, LEIPZIG, brown porcelain medal 1922
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GERMANY, LEIPZIG, medal, 1922, Obverse: naked man with snake, 100 JAHRE GES. DEUTSCHER NATURFORSCHER U. AERZTE, LEIPZIG 1922, Reverse: logo, FRITS KOHL LEIPZIG, EHRENGABE D. FA., LICHTHEIL-RÖNTGEN-ELEKTROMED-U-PHYSK-APP., brown porcelain, 40mm, Unc
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Centennial of the Association of Naturalists and Doctors.
The Germans have been fans of round, flat, shiny objects since the 2nd century BC, when they made imitations of Greek coins. Coin manufacture was deeply decentralized until the 19th century, extending to jetons and medals starting in the 16th century. Local tokens began to supplement the normally chaotic coinage situation in the markets from the late 17th century. Production of tokens and medals boomed in the 19th century, and was going strong into the 1990s.
