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A 225th Anniversary Johann Friedrich Böttger Meissen Factory Medal

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A 225th Anniversary Johann Friedrich Böttger Meissen Factory Medal

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A 225th Anniversary Johann Friedrich Böttger Meissen Factory Medal

1710-1935: Brownish-red porcelain, obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of Johann Friedrich Böttger, surrounded by the inscription "JOHANN FRIEDRICH BÖTTGER" inside a full wreath of laurel leaves, reverse illustrating two insignias surrounded by the inscription "225 JAHRE / STAATLICHE PORZELLAN-MANUFAKTUR MEISSEN", a swastika and the date "1935" above, a crown and the date "1710" below, 66.8 mm, near mint.

Footnote: Johann Friedrich Böttger (February 4, 1682 - March 13, 1719) was a German alchemist. He was born in Schleiz and died in Dresden. He is normally credited with being the first European to discover the secret of the creation of porcelain in 1708, but it has also been claimed that English manufacturers or Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus produced porcelain first. Certainly, the Meissen factory, established 1710, was the first to produce porcelain in Europe in large quantities and since the recipe was kept a trade secret by Böttger for his company, experiments continued elsewhere throughout Europe.