1892, Austria/Czechia. Large Brass "Francis Joseph´s I Visit to Brno" Medal. AU!

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1892, Austria/Czechia. Large Brass "Francis Joseph´s I Visit to Brno" Medal. AU!
Mint Year: 1892
References: KM-4.
Mint Place: Vienna
Medallists: J. Tautenhayn / J. Christlbauer
State: Mombasa (for the Imperial British East Africa Company)
Condition:
Minimal deposits and contact-marks, otherwise a nice AU!
Denomination: Medal -
Visit of Emperor Francis Joseph I to Brno (Southern Moravia, in today´s Czechia)
.
Weight: 47.41gm
Diameter: 54mm
Material: Brass
Obverse:
Draped and uniformed bust of Emperor Francis Joseph I right.  Medallist´s signature (PRÄGE CHRISTLBAUER) below.
Legend: * FRANCISCUS JOSEPHUS I. IMPERATOR ET REX
Reverse:
Crowned coat-of-arms of Brno wihtin foliage.
Legend: ZUR ERINNERUNG AN DIE ANWESENHEIT SR MAJESTÄT DES KAISERS IN BRÜNN * 1892 *
Translated. "
In remembrance of the presence of his majesty, the Emperor in Brno, 1892.
"
The arms of Brno show
four bars, red and silver
. The oldest known seal of the city, dating from the 13th century, shows a city wall, with between the towers of the gate a small shield with the above arms. These arms have been in use until the early half of the 20th century, when the eagle was removed.
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Brno
( German:
Brünn
) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic after the capital, Prague, and one of the 100 largest cities of the EU. The Brno metropolitan area has more than 600,000 inhabitants.
Brno is the former capital city of Moravia and the political and cultural hub of the South Moravian Region. It is the centre of the Czech judiciary, with the seats of the Constitutional Court, the Supreme Court, the Supreme Administrative Court, and the Supreme Public Prosecutor's Office, and a number of state authorities, including the Ombudsman, and the Office for the Protection of Competition. Brno is also an important centre of higher education, with 33 faculties belonging to 13 institutes of higher education and about 89,000 students.
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