Very rare copper issue minted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the First Partition of Poland in 1772, issued in 1872 in Augsburg. The centennial celebrations took place in Lviv, organized by the Lviv City Council. Guests from Kraków, Poznań, and other Polish cities participated. It was for this occasion that the Lviv committee ordered the minting of medals in tin, bronze, and copper.
Medal by Gottfried Drentwett.
Mint condition with deep luster.
Medal from the unique “Collection of Lviv and Galician Medals” of Lech Kokociński, Honorary President of the Polish Numismatic Society.
Obverse: an open book with an inscription "Módl się i pracuj"
BÓG Z NAMI
Reverse: on the sash the date r. 1872, on the sides a wreath of thorns and oak, at the bottom an anchor with a heart and at the top the inscription PAMIĄTKA
Copper, diameter 33 mm, weight 16.33 g
