The first of a collection of German checker blocks.
Checker medals, also known as checker stones, are still a little-studied, interesting aspect of Polish numismatics. They were described as early as 1881, and were found, among others, in the collection of Radom numismatist Dr. Rewolinski. Cezary Wilanowski described them then as follows: "... checker stones with a stamp stamped on them in the manner of medals were used in the 16th, 17th and 17th centuries; Augsburg and Nuremberg made them. Stamps for such stones were often used to strike medals in bullion, and many medals were cast from such stones. Several dozen such stones are in the collection of D-ra R.".
Wood, diameter 58 mm, weight 23.29 g.
