Austria, First Republic. A Wels Agricultural and Commercial Exhibition Table Medal, c.1926

(Tischmedaille). A round medal, constructed of gilded bronze, the obverse presents blacksmith in the foreground, with a horse-drawn plow immediately behind him, with a cityscape in the background, the reverse presents the coat of arms for the Austrian city Wels, underneath is the inscription LANDWIRTSCHAFTLICHE UND GEWERBLICHE AUSSTELLUNG WELS (AGRICULTURAL AND COMMERCIAL EXHIBITION OF WELS), below that the date 1926, measuring 50.26 mm in diameter, and in extremely fine condition, accompanied by the hard-shelled case constructed of red faux leather, embossed on the exterior with AUSSTELLUNG WELS 1926, measuring 78 mm (w) x 80 mm (l) x 17 mm (h), and in very fine condition.

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