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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;chrisild, post: 1024317, member: 39&quot;]The inscription on the one side (left) says &quot;Entdeckung der Heilquellen in Teplitz&quot;, I think. (Teplitz is the German spelling of Teplice, a spa in the Czech Republic; back then it was in Austria-Hungary.) That text means &quot;Discovery of the medical source in Teplice&quot;, plus the year 762. On the other side it says &quot;Zur Erinnerung an die elfhundertjährige Jubelfeier&quot;, ie. &quot;In memory of the eleven hundred year celebration&quot;, plus the year 1862.</p><p><br /></p><p>Teplice was a spa where many royals and other &quot;celebs&quot; went at that time. But the discovery in 762 is probably a legend, see <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teplice" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teplice" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teplice</a>. The piece is not a coin but a medal. However, a nicely designed one ...</p><p><br /></p><p>Christian[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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