Medal issued to commemorate the great fire of April 1858, which burned down virtually the entire city.
On the obverse is the city hall before the fire, and on the reverse after it burned down.
The medal is by Gottfried Loos, one of Germany's most famous medalists.
Obverse: view of the ruins of the town hall, in the field the legend GOTT-HILF, in the rim and odink:
FRANKENSTEIN U. ZADEL DURCH FEUER ZERSTÖRT/D. 24 APRIL 1858 GEPR. A. D. KUPFER/D. BEDACHTUNG, below signature G. LOOS
Reverse: view of the rebuilt town hall, in the field GOTT-HALF, in the rim and section
DAS RATHAUS ZU FRANKENSTEIN, ERBAUT I. JAHRE / 1661
Bronze, diameter 41.5 mm, weight 26.88 g
