A German commemorative gold medallion for the centenary of the birth of Johann Christoph Friedrich von Schiller, poet, philosopher, and historian, 1859, the obverse with laureate and draped 3/4 profile bust facing left and inscribed FRIEDRICH v. SCHILLER GEB. D. 11 NOV. 1759, the reverse inscribed CONCORDIA SOLL IHR NAME SEI and a scene from Das Lied von der Glocke with the master craftsman and fellow workers christening the bell to the belfry, the bell adorned with two angels holding wreath between them and inscribed VIVOS VOCO, in exergue, coat-of-arms between 1859 and NOV.11., 42mm, weight approx. 34.8g Provenance: Works of Art from the Schroder Collection.Please refer to department for condition report