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Pittner, Wilhelm (07.05.1825 - 08.09.1901) |
Medalist and die-engraver (tokens). Wilhelm Pittner learned the goldsmith trade and is the founder of the 1. Dampfprägeanstalt und Metallwarenfabrik Wilhelm Pittner (1st Steam Mint and Metal goods factory) Wilhelm Pittner in Vienna (see separate entry on his company). Manufacturer of occasional medals and coins, various stamps and payment tokens for innkeepers, factories, gaming tokens and dog tags for cities and municipalities. Lit.: J. Beißer, Zur Geschichte der privaten Prägeanstalten in Wien, Numismatische Zeitschrift 80, 1963, p. 87. |
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18.07.2024 |
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