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450th Anniversary of the Brotherhood of Saint Sebastian
German (Cologne)
1913
Object Place: Cologne, Germany
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 40 mm (1 9/16 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number29.250
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal for the celebration of the 450th anniversary of the Brotherhood of Saint Sebastian with hanging loop attached at top.
Obverse: Saint Sebastian at the tree.
Reverse: Walled castle; inscribed at edge "450 JÄHR JUBILÄUMSSCHIESSEN DER ST.SEBASTIANUS SCHÜTZEN BRUDERSCHAFT", above "1463-1913", and below "zu CÖLN-DEUTZ".
Obverse: Saint Sebastian at the tree.
Reverse: Walled castle; inscribed at edge "450 JÄHR JUBILÄUMSSCHIESSEN DER ST.SEBASTIANUS SCHÜTZEN BRUDERSCHAFT", above "1463-1913", and below "zu CÖLN-DEUTZ".
InscriptionsReverse: Inscribed at edge "450 JÄHR JUBILÄUMSSCHIESSEN DER ST.SEBASTIANUS SCHÜTZEN BRUDERSCHAFT", above "1463-1913", and below "zu CÖLN-DEUTZ".
ProvenanceBy 1929, Wolf Kostakowsky, Mattapan, MA; 1929, sold by Kostakowsky to the MFA for $518 [see note 1]. (Accession date: January 17, 1929)
NOTES:
[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.
NOTES:
[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.