Gymnastics / Germany / Stanhope - Lot 133

Gymnastics / Germany / Stanhope Commemorative medal from the 3rd Deutsches Turnfest, held in Leipzig in 1863, featuring a Stanhope lens Pewter medal with a loop, 4.2 cm in diameter. In the center is a Stanhope lens. Through it, a microphotograph of the Leipzig Festhalle is visible (legible image, micro-bubble) Obverse: Gymnasts’ cross with the four Fs (Frisch, Fromm, Fröhlich, Frei) and the motto “Gott schütze unser Vaterland” / Reverse: “Andenken a. d. 3. Deutsche Turnfest zu Leipzig 1–5 August 1863” A memento of the 1863 gymnastics festival, which carried strong patriotic overtones in support of German unity. The Stanhope view—a technique that was new at the time—distinguishes this specimen from the common pewter medals