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Rössler, Stefan, Abbot, 1842 Ganz near Schwarzenau, Niederösterreich - 1923 Zwettl, Austria
5 lines below the arms of the abbot Rössler and the Cistercian monastery Zwettl Abbey: "IN DANKBARER ERINNERUNG AN DEN 21· MAI 1905". Around: "DIE ŒST· GES· F· MVENZ- u MEDAILLENKUNDE DEM EHRWVERDIGEN STIFT ZWETTL" / Jesus nailed against an oak tree, with the opening date of the monastery at its base: "1.JAN 1139". Edge numbering: "12". Wurzbach 9960 (Bronze); Peter Bystricky, Nr 1696 Master's Thesis 2019 Vienna Univesity (Bronze). Unedited in silver.
Medallist:
H.(Hans) Schaefer, 1875 Sternberg (Moravia) - 1933 Chicago, USA; and JC (minted by Christlbauer, Vienna.)
Condition: UNCIRCULATED, nice old patina.