Description: St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut - Austria This is constructed of either tin or aluminum and is an used medallion/stocknagel. From the largest single collection of stocknagel/medallions that I have obtained from Europe to this day. This is from a group of items that have been collected over the last 45 years. The ages of each individual item can not be determined unless they are date stamped. This stocknagel is to be mounted on a walking stick with two nails to show the places that they had visited. These are called either pins, mounts, shields, stocknagel, medallions, placckette/scudetti or badges and do the same thing as lapel or hat pins, they tell everyone where you have been and what you have seen. St. Wolfgang im Salzkammergut is a market town of over 2,000 inhabitants in central Austria, in the Salzkammergut region of Upper Austria, named after Saint Wolfgang of Regensburg. Saint Wolfgang erected the first church at the shore of the Wolfgangsee after he withdrew to the nearby Mondsee Abbey in 976. According to legend he threw an axe down the mountain to find the site and even persuaded the Devil to contribute to the building by promising him the first living being ever entering the church. However Satan was disappointed as the first creature over the doorstep was a wolf. After Wolfgang's canonization in 1052, the church became a major pilgrimage site, as it was first mentioned in an 1183 deed by Pope Lucius III. In 1481 it was furnished with the famous Pacher polyptych. There had been several places for lodging around the church since medieval times, while the Weißes Rössl hotel was not built until 1878. Thank you all for your interest. Please check my ebay store for many hundreds of additional German walking stick pins. http://stores.ebay.com/Four-Winds-Products International buyers please email me for correct shipping charges. Please make arrangements for payment within 10 business days.....I prefer paypal but will take other forms of payment. I will answer whatever questions I can Powered by eBay Turbo Lister The free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items.
Price: 29.99 USD
Location: Richmond, Virginia
End Time: 2024-03-01T02:05:05.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Condition: Used
