1890-1910 Germany Bavaria Landesverein Bayerischer Bienenzüchter Bronze Medal

Bee Keeping 

Approximate Diameter 42mm Bronze 

  Edge Plain  

 Provenance: Ex Greystones Collection 

   

his beautiful 19th-century German medal was issued as a merit award by the Bavarian State Beekeepers Association (Landesverein Bayerischer Bienenzüchter). 

The highly detailed obverse (front) features a traditional straw beehive skep sitting on a wooden stand, surrounded by flying bees and enclosed within a dense fruit and floral wreath. Ribbon banners woven into the wreath display the words THÄTIG (Active), TREU (Faithful), and REICH (Rich/Abundant), beneath a small Bavarian coat of arms shield at the top.

 The reverse (back) features an open oak leaf wreath surrounding the central merit dedication DEM VERDIENSTE (For Merit).