Diameter: 18.5cm x Height: 1.8cm
A polished pewter commemorative plate. On the centre of the plate is a stylized silver falcon heraldic symbol with the words "STAT (Stadt?) DORTMUND" below. The back of the plate is silver in colour. It has small engraved words close to the edge of the base that read "NEUMANN18 8 SOLINGEN".
The City of Dortmund in Germany is the third largest city of Germany's most populous federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The history of Dortmund goes back over 1,100 years (founded in 882). The city experienced two significant periods during which she was of European importance. Nearly 600,000 people live in the vibrant metropolis of over 1100 - year history. The Hanseatic city offers attractive living space with a variety of residential, cultural and recreational opportunities. Dortmund is located in the center of Europe, is an important junction and has an excellent infrastructure - and is still a green city: almost half of the city is covered by green and parks. The city experienced two significant periods during which she was of European importance: once in the 14th Century as a suburb of the Westphalian Hanseatic cities at the height of the Hanseatic League and the second time the 19th and 20th Century. As a center of industrialization in the Ruhr during the early days and then up to the steel crisis an important location of the mining industry.
