1871 Token Ca-SF 30 Silver German Peace Celebration

Coin Details

Description

This 1871 silver token, cataloged as Ca-SF 30, commemorates a German Peace Celebration held in San Francisco. The celebration marked the end of the Franco-Prussian War (1870-1871) and the unification of Germany under Prussian leadership, events that were greeted with enormous enthusiasm by the large German-American community in San Francisco. German immigrants constituted one of the largest ethnic groups in nineteenth-century San Francisco, contributing significantly to the city's commercial, cultural, and civic life. The silver composition indicates this was produced as a premium commemorative rather than a common souvenir, intended for the more prosperous members of the German-American community. The Ca-SF catalog prefix identifies this within the standard reference for San Francisco tokens and medals. German-American commemorative tokens from this period document the strong cultural ties that immigrants maintained with their European homeland.

Rarity Notes

Silver, Ca-SF 30. San Francisco German Peace Celebration. German-American commemorative. Silver composition adds premium.

Cross References

Ca-SF 30; PCGS #678603; German Peace Celebration, San Francisco, Silver