Lubeck, Free City. A Lot of State Award Table Medals, c.1890
A circular bronze medal, the obverse bears the Lubeck coat of arms circumscribed with “DER SENAT DER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT LUBECK” (THE SENATE OF THE FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF LUBECK), the reverse centre bears a rectangle with “FUR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG” (FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE), the background consists of flowers, above inscribed with “STAATS-PREIS” (NATIONAL AWARD), marked “DUYFFCKE J.v.LANGA”, measuring 42.55 mm, weighing 33.8 g, very fine; a circular silver medal, the obverse bears the Lubeck coat of arms circumscribed with “DER SENAT DER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT LUBECK” (THE SENATE OF THE FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF LUBECK), the reverse centre bears a rectangle with “FUR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG” (FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE), the background consists of flowers, above inscribed with “STAATS-PREIS” (NATIONAL AWARD), marked “DUYFFCKE J.v.LANGA”, measuring 42.83 mm, weighing 28.6 g, very fine; a circular gilded bronze medal, the obverse bears the Lubeck coat of arms circumscribed with “DER SENAT DER FREIEN UND HANSESTADT LUBECK” (THE SENATE OF THE FREE AND HANSEATIC CITY OF LUBECK), the reverse centre bears a rectangle with “FUR HERVORRAGENDE LEISTUNG” (FOR EXCELLENT PERFORMANCE), the background consists of flowers, above inscribed with “STAATS-PREIS” (NATIONAL AWARD), marked “DUYFFCKE J.v.LANGA”, measuring 42.96 mm, weighing 38.6 g, very fine.

