1975-85 AD., Germany, German Democratic Republic, Berlin - capital of DDR series, Pergamon Altar Token.

Germany, German Democratic Republic, Berlin - capital of German Democratic Republic series, VEB Münze der DDR, Berlin, ca. 1975-85 AD.,
Token (ø 32 mm / 14,68 g), chrome plated steel (magnetic), axis medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: BERLIN Hauptstadt der DDR , 1935 Berlin coat of arms (by Sigmund von Weech, designed 1934, used for eastern Berlin til 1990), rampant bear left on shield, mural crown tower above.
Rev.: PERGAMON / ALTAR , view of the Pergamon Altar at the Pergamon museum, Berlin.
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The Pergamon Altar is a monumental construction built during the reign of king Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BC on one of the terraces of the acropolis of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in Asia Minor.
The structure is 35.64 metres wide and 33.4 metres deep; the front stairway alone is almost 20 metres wide. The base is decorated with a frieze in high relief showing the battle between the Giants and the Olympian gods known as the Gigantomachy. There is a second, smaller and less well-preserved high relief frieze on the inner court walls which surround the actual fire altar on the upper level of the structure at the top of the stairs. In a set of consecutive scenes, it depicts events from the life of Telephus, legendary founder of the city of Pergamon and son of the hero Heracles and Auge, one of Tegean king Aleus's daughters.
In 1878, the German engineer Carl Humann began official excavations on the acropolis of Pergamon, an effort that lasted until 1886. The excavation was undertaken in order to rescue the altar friezes and expose the foundation of the edifice. Later, other ancient structures on the acropolis were brought to light. Upon negotiating with the Turkish government (a participant in the excavation), it was agreed that all frieze fragments found at the time would become the property of the Berlin museums.

More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pergamon_Altar


from a set of 18 different types showing monuments of eastern Berlin.