Czech, Schonpriesen Seal

Schoenpries Seal, Image by StuE, Found by PWS
Found in the Colchester region.

This seal has a milled edge. Both sides have a joined dot circular border with a two-headed eagle at its centre. On one side the word SCHONPRIES.. with an umlaut over the O is curved below the eagle. On the other side the letters ONTR. curved to the lower left of the eagle and Z to the lower right - there is much damage to this side.

"The largest Czechoslovak sugar factory is that of Krasne Bfezno (Schonpriesen) which is established chiefly for export (especially to England) and in 1912 — 13 produced 102,192 tons of refined sugar." p.38, Císar, J., & Pokorný, F., The Czechoslovak republic; its economical, industrial and cultural resources, 1920. This book can be found on The Internet Archive. See other Schönpriesen seals.