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Medal - VEB Typoart Leipzig

Features

Location German Democratic Republic (Germany)
Period Democratic Republic (1949-1990)
Type Commemorative medals › Company, institution and association medals
Year 1968
Composition Porcelain (white porcelain)
Weight 39 g
Diameter 65 mm
Thickness 6.2 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
151306
References Weigelt# 4.162.20
Medaillen aus Meissener Porzellan (9 volumes).

Obverse

Writing/Sign of factory.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GUTENBERGPREISTRÄGER DER STADT LEIPZIG
1948 • 1968
VEB TYPOART DDR

Engraver: Helmut Schulz

Reverse

Writing/Portrait of Johannes Gutenberg.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1468 • JOHANNES GUTENBERG • 1968

Engraver: Helmut Schulz

Mint

Staatliche Porzellanmanufaktur, Meissen, Germany

Comments

VEB Mikromat is a company from Dresden in the former GDR. The company worked on the development of new fonts.
German Katalog Number: Weigelt 4.162.20 and 4.162.215 (Decor gold)

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Date Mintage VG F VF XF AU UNC
1968  2 850
1968  150 Decor gold

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