Bavaria, Kingdom. A 1773 Agricultural Merit Medal, By Franz Andreas Schega certificate_of_authenticity 24 mm x 48

24 mm x 48

and used a form of the Roman salute as greeting

each with a black leather strap

a Reuss Merit Medal

93 mm (w) x 30

Bavaria, Kingdom. A 1773 Agricultural Merit Medal, By Franz Andreas Schega certificate_of_authenticity 24 mm x 48(Verdienstmedaille). Constructed of silvered bronze, the obverse bearing a raised rightward facing profile of Elector Maximilian III, circumscribed by name and title, the reverse with a central raised figure wielding a scythe and bundle of wheat, topped by an inscription of LOHN DES ACKERBAUES (REWARD OF AGRICULTURE), above a date of 1773, the obverse maker marked SCHEGA, measuring 39. 38 mm in diameter, weighing 26. 4 grams, a slight loss of