Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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Johny
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Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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Does anyone know on what occasion this plaque was created

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AG2012
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Re: Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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Hi,
Prussian eagle on top.
Hops and barley left and right, as well as crossed hops and brewery instruments.
In 1894 the district Posen (now Poznañ) had 158 breweries; Grätzer Bier.
It has something to do with brewers guild.
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Re: Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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Isn't this eagle the coat of arms of the city of Frankfurt am Main?
There he had a Lazarus Posen factory. Does the word POSEN refer to Poznań or Lazarus?
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Re: Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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I believe this is the imperial cathedral in Frankfurt
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Re: Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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Hello, no doubt, this is the old Frankfurt skyline and the Frankfurt eagle. Not sure about the symbols at the bottom of the shield. Symbols of a guild ? Regards, Bahner
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Re: Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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Hi,
Lazarus Posen was a silversmith in Frankfurt am Mein and it is really the image of Frankfurt and town coat of arms (not Prussian eagle and not town of Posen as I thought).
My mistake - I paid more attention to identify hops and barley.
So, it is connected with beer guild in Frankfurt a.M.
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Re: Silver plaque Lazarus Posen

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Thank you Ag2012 and Bahner. I have had this plaque for 10 years and I also thought it was poznań.
Thx.
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