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Catalog No. 1407
Pottery, relief, 0.5L, pewter lid.
Text:
�Pro Patria et Gloria� (Latin)
(For country and glory)
�Lieb� Vaterland, magst ruhig sein,
fest steht und treu die Wacht, die Wacht am Rhein!�
(Dear fatherland, rest easily,
solid and true stands the watch, the watch on the Rhine!)
German text is the chorus from �Die Wacht am Rhein� (The Watch on the Rhine), a patriotic anthem, written in 1840 by Max Schneckenburger and set to music in 1854 by Karl Wilhelm.
This stein can also be found with a Bavarian coat-of-arms replacing the imperial eagle (below left).
Price Ranges
Full-color: $150-$225
Ltd-color: $125-$175
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