Rare medal, minted on the initiative of the founder of a factory associated with Silesia (Breslau). 1858, Borsig Locomotive Works railroad medal. Medalier - Kullrich. Borsig Locomotive Works (Borsig-Werke) - Commemoration of the thousandth locomotive. On the obverse combined busts of Johann Friedrich August Borsig and his son on the right. Legend: JOHANN FRIEDRICH AUGUST BORTSIG - AUGUST JULIUS ALBERT BORSIG. On the reverse side Borsig steam locomotive on rails. Legend: ZUR ERINNERUNG ("In memory of") / AN DIE VOLLENDUNG DER 1000sten LOCOMOTIVE DEN 21. AUGUST 1858 ("about the completion of the 1000th locomotive on August 21, 1858"). Johann Friedrich August Borsig (June 23, 1804 - July 6, 1854) was a businessman and founder of the Borsig-Werke factory. Borsig was born in Breslau as the son of a cuirassier, carpenter's foreman Johann George Borsig. After learning his father's trade, he first attended the Royal Provincial School of Art and Building and then the Royal Institute of Commerce until the fall of 1825. He received an apprenticeship in engine building at the Neue Berliner Eisengiesserei (New Berlin Iron Foundry) of F. A. Egells, where one of his first tasks was to assemble a steam engine in Waldenburg, Silesia. After successfully completing this task, Borsig became factory director for eight years. He then opened his own factory, and July 22, 1837, was the day of the foundry's first successful casting. Despite the enormous cost, the first locomotive, bearing the factory number 1 and the name BORSIG, was completed in 1840. The 100th locomotive was completed in 1856, a beautiful mint piece. The medal has not yet been listed on the domestic auction market.
