Mint Year: 1886 Mint Place: Vienna References: Hauser 3452. Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-62! Denomination: Medal of Merit (Verdienstmedaille) - Agriculture and Commerce Exhibition in Wels City. Material: Silver Weight: 19.34gm Diameter: 37mm
Obverse: Standing half-nude genius with arms of Wels City beneath him, holding wreath above two female allegoric figures of commerce and agriculture.
Reverse: Inscription in seven lines above tablet with incuse date (1886). All within wreath. Legend: DEM VERDIENSTE LANDWIRTH- SCHAFTLICHE UND GEWERBLICHE AUSSTELLUNG IN WELS 1886
Wels is a city in Upper Austria, on the Traun River near Linz. It is the county seat of Wels-Land, and with a population of 65,482 (January 2025), the eighth largest city in Austria.