Description

Commemorative silver medal imitating a 1763 Taler for the city of Hamburg in Germany. Medal in pure silver struck in 1970. A view of the historic houses and warehouses of Deichstrasse in Hamburg-Altstadt on reverse

The oldest remaining street in the Altstadt of Hamburg, Germany and a popular visitor attraction in the city, the Great Fire of 1842 started in Deichstrasse which, by ironic coincidence, spared the southern end of the street.