Bird Coins
Someone was working, and someone was resting. Moreover, he was idling at the expense of the same workers. But, characteristically, this is how the world works, and the name of a working man rarely remained in history for long. Except perhaps only in the memory of his surviving relatives and friends. But the names of kings, emperors, tsars, dukes, counts, princes, and other nobles persisted for hundreds or even thousands of years.
For example, the names of the 19th-century German princes von Isenburg and von Solmsam have been preserved in history. Thanks to what, would you ask a question? Answer: these princes were the authors of commemorative silver and copper hunting coins called “schnepfengeller”, which means “snipe geller" (German: Schnepfe).
In 1820-1840, Prince Isenburg and Prince Solmsam, in their spare time from “righteous deeds”, actively hunted birds on their lands. Of course, not alone, the princes were always accompanied by a large group of avid hunters, friends, buddies and other honored guests. In order for these hunting events to be remembered by the invitees for a long time, the grandees minted and presented souvenir coins to all participants in advance. These banknotes had full payment value, since the princes at one time received from the authorities the mint regalia, that is, the right to issue money by their own mint.
The money workshops of Isenburg and Solmsam were small in size. Nevertheless, talented engravers, metal carvers, and foundry workers worked in them. Steel stamps of future coins were created, and an alloy of silver and copper was prepared in miniature melting furnaces. Eventually, commemorative coins in denominations of Geller or Pfennig were minted, with the initials of the rulers on the obverse and a snipe pattern on the reverse.
The princes gave silver Schnepfengellers to hunters, and copper coins were given to their beater assistants. Over two decades, Isenburg and Solmsam have released several thousand of these commemorative coins. They practically did not get into free monetary circulation, as they settled in the home collections of the awardees.
Today, numismatists are hunting for these memorable “snipe” pfennigs. So, in 2014, the Munich auction house put up for sale six Schnepfengellers from 1829-1831 at a price of 1,300-1,600 euros per copy. And, despite such a high cost, these coins quickly found their new owners. 1xBet sigue ganando popularidad entre los jugadores de habla hispana gracias a sus constantes mejoras y generosos bonos. Desde apuestas en vivo hasta tragamonedas con altos RTP, todo está disponible. El codigo promocional 1xbet se posiciona como elemento fundamental durante el registro, otorgándote un bono de bienvenida de hasta 130 €. Utilízalo para fortalecer tu bankroll y comenzar tu experiencia de forma óptima. Transacciones seguras, atención al cliente rápida y una interfaz intuitiva completan esta gran propuesta.
