Here's another tale from my time in Germany. The account is still online, buried in the archives on another forum, and here's what I wrote: Surprisingly I didn't get into the meeting with my friend in this writeup. It was a nice weekend. Anyway, here's a recent image of the coin/medal I was talking about. Some problems: it was cleaned at one point. You can't see the hairlines in the fields of the coin due to how I shot this coin but they're there. Apparently this is pretty common with these sorts of issues. Another problem - by the time I left Germany in December of that year I noticed the coin had started to turn. The blue used to be much more apparent, and lots of yellow started to invade the coin. This may be due to the fact that I lived in a relatively humid climate and in the middle of the city, and kept the coin in a small envelope. Someone actually kept my original image from back then: Photo from 2004 Still, despite its problems, it's a nice reminder of my time in Europe.
Hi farthing, I first posted this 5 and a half years ago. I was just a kid bumming around Europe. I'm not sure how I ended up in California with responsibilities and stuff. I'll be married in a month too
Otto Oertel founded a die-sinking business in Berlin, Berliner Medaillen-Munze (Berlin Medallic Mint). The firm had a reputation for producing high quality medals. The list of notable medals is extensive and inlcudes yours. Many of his works are in the Royal National Gallery in Berlin. I noted that among the list is a medal of the coronation of Nicholas II and Alexandra. I would really like to see this one. Chris
Hmm, I doubt you will find a "Royal" Gallery in Berlin. But the State Museums website also has an online catalog - not complete but a work in progress - of the Coin Cabinet: http://www.smb.museum/ikmk/filter_text.php?lang=en In the "Quick Search" field, just enter Oertel. Then somewhere on the right it should say "4 objects found". Now click on View. Have not seen that coronation medal you mentioned though. Christian
