1851 AD., German States, Prussia, Gardening Society of Erfurt, Silver Medal.

Deutschland, silberne Preismedaille des Gartenbauvereins Erfurt, 1851 AD.,
Silber Medaille (30 mm / 8,68 g),
Obv.: SAMMLE WIE DIE BIENEN FÃœR DIE ZUKUNFT , herumfliegende Bienen um Bienenkorb auf Sockel zwischen Pflanzen.
Rev.: GARTENBAU / VEREIN / IN ERFURT / 1851 , 4 Zeilen Schrift im Eichenkranz.
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Erfurt was first mentioned in 742. Although the town did not belong to any of the Thuringian states politically, it quickly became the economic centre of the region and it was a member of the Hanseatic League. It was part of the Electorate of Mainz during the Holy Roman Empire, and later became part of the Kingdom of Prussia in 1802. From 1949 until 1990 Erfurt was part of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).