1912 Tauragė Convention Monument near Požerūnai Mill Postcard Lithuania Coins Reverse: Cross recircled

Reverse: Cross recircled

1 SHILLING 1896

Year: 1765

Obverse legend: Encircling the portrait is the inscription "IL ATTENDAIT SON FIDÈLE AMI

celebrating the enthronement of Emperor Hirohito

1912 Tauragė Convention Monument near Požerūnai Mill Postcard Lithuania Coins Reverse: Cross recircledOn December 30, 1812, near Taurag, at the Poernai mill, a convention was signed between Lieutenant General H. York, commander of a Prussian army corps, and Major General I. Dibich, of the Russian army. This convention, known as the Taurag Convention, brought fame to Taurag in Europe. To mark the 100th anniversary of the signing of the convention in 1912, a granite monument was erected. The reverse side is blank, with a printed publishers mark: "Verlag