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Alfred Krupp and Friedrich Krupp
Probably by: Hermann Hahn (German, 1868–1945)
German
1912
Object Place: Germany
Medium/Technique
Metal; silver
Dimensions
Overall: 52 x 38 mm (2 1/16 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number29.230
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionOval medal of Alfred Krupp (1812-1887) and Friedrich Krupp (1787-1826), with hanging loop attached at top. Stamped on edge "990".
Obvere: Profile bust of Alfred Krupp looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "ALFRED KRVPP 26 APRIL 1812".
Reverse: Standing male figure holding hammer in proper right hand and sword in left hand in front of an anvil; inscribed at proper right "1812 FRIED KRUPP 1912" and below "H.HAHN".
Obvere: Profile bust of Alfred Krupp looking to proper right; inscribed at edge "ALFRED KRVPP 26 APRIL 1812".
Reverse: Standing male figure holding hammer in proper right hand and sword in left hand in front of an anvil; inscribed at proper right "1812 FRIED KRUPP 1912" and below "H.HAHN".
Marks
Stamped on edge "990".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "ALFRED KRVPP 26 APRIL 1812".
Reverse: Inscribed at proper right "1812 FRIED KRUPP 1912" and below "H.HAHN".
Reverse: Inscribed at proper right "1812 FRIED KRUPP 1912" and below "H.HAHN".
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.