Gold medal in the weight of 50 ducats
commemorating the publication of the second volume
of Alexander von Humboldt’s *Kosmos*.
NGC MS 65 PL.
From the estate of Emperor William I.
Gold medal in the weight of 50 ducats commemorating
the unveiling of the equestrian statue of
Frederick the Great on Unter den Linden in Berlin in 1851.
NGC MS 63 PL.
From the estate of Emperor William I.
General’s Medal in the weight of 120 ducats, 1871,
commemorating the victory over France.
A magnificent specimen.
From the estate of Emperor William I.
1 1/2 rubles (10 zlotys), 1835, St. Petersburg.
NGC MS 64 (Top Pop).
Only 36 examples struck.
A cabinet piece from polished dies.
From the estate of King Frederick William IV.
5 ducats, 1681.
Struck with the dies of a guilder.
NGC PF 64 Cameo.
Proof.
5 ducats, 1634, Vienna.
Extremely rare.
Extremely fine-uncirculated.
Salvator Medal in the weight of 12 ducats,
n. d.(around 1840).
NGC PF 61 CAMEO.
Proof.
5 ducats, n. d. (1708–1710),
with the title of Joseph I. NGC MS 64.
Extremely rare. According to mint records,
only 7 copies struck.
A magnificent piece.
Decline in Print Business: MDM Announces Job Cuts
According to a report in the Braunschweiger Zeitung, a German local newspaper, MDM Münzhandelsgesellschaft, a subsidiary of the Borek Group in Brunswick, is about to reduce its workforce. The decision to take this step is based on substantial drops in revenues, which were primarily caused by a shift in customer interest towards online trading and a reduction in the relevance of the print business after the Covid time.
MDM is apparently preparing to reduce its workforce. Collage: Canva.
A company spokeswoman told the local newspaper that the job cuts were necessary to ensure the sustainability of the MDM Group. Exact figures on the number of redundancies were not published. The company currently has 600 employees.
In its article, the Braunschweiger Zeitung gives a voice to an employee who wishes to remain anonymous and refers to an investment of 27 million euros in a new office building. The employee speaks of problematic changes such as short-term dismissals of company agreements and salary cuts as well as warnings for trivialities. There is a great deal of uncertainty among the employees, who are demanding more clarity about the future of the company.
According to the report, the company is in negotiations with the works council in order to make the job cuts as socially acceptable as possible. A social plan is currently being drawn up to regulate how economic disadvantages for the affected employees can be mitigated. According to the Braunschweiger Zeitung, MDM is also planning to prevent a further downturn by reorganising sales and developing new products.
