10th anniversary of the watch museum in Wuppertal

Commemorative issue

10 Years of the Musée de l'Horlogerie 1958 - 1968

Obverse

Bust facing left.

Script: Latin (Fraktur blackletter)

Lettering: Peter Henlein Uhrenmcher in Nürnberg 1479-1542

Lettering (regular font): Peter Henlein Uhrenmcher in Nürnberg 1479-1542

Reverse

City coat of arms in the center - Inscriptions on the circular circumference of the medal - Inscriptions above the coat of arms - Dates on either side of the coat of arms - City name below the coat of arms - 2 thin ribbons at the bottom of the medal.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
Wohl Dem Der Seiner Väter gern gedenkt (Pourtour)
10 Jahre Uhrenmuseum
1958 - 1968
Wuppertal

Edge

Plain

Comments

The Wuppertal Watchmaking Museum opened by the Abeler family closed its doors for good on September 10, 2016.

Peter Henlein was one of the watchmakers likely to have developed the first watches.

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Le musée de l'Horlogerie de Wuppertal ouvert par la famille Abeler a fermé définitivement ses portes le 10 septembre 2016.

Peter Henlein est un des horlogers susceptibles d'avoir mis au point les premières montres.

See also

• Coat of Arms

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