1901, Germany, Constance (City). Silver Shooting Award Medal.
Mint Year: 1901 Mint Place: Nurnberg Condition: Nicely removed suspension loop (see edge-picture), minor scratches, otherwise XF! Denomination: Shooting Award Medal - Honor & Prize Shooting of Constance, 1901. Material: Silver (.950) Weight: 24.46gm Diameter: 40mm
Obverse: Standing armored rifleman benath an oak-trea, holding rifle and shield of the German Empire. In background a target with seven hits in front of the fortified City of Constance. Legend: UEB AUG UND HAND FÜR'S VATERLAND . * .
Reverse: Sheild with coat-of-arms of Constance. Legend: Ehr- & Preisschiessen der Schützen-Gesellschaft Konstanz * 1901 * Translated: "Honor & Prize Shooting of the Constance Shooting Society, 1901."
Konstanz, traditionally known as Constance in English, is a university city with approximately 83,000 inhabitants located at the western end of Lake Constance in the south of Germany. The city houses the University of Konstanz and was the residence of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Konstanz for more than 1,200 years.