1999 AD., Germany, Federal Republic, Glücksburg Castle hiking medal, issued by German Sports Federation and German Cooperative Banks.

Germany, Federal Republic, Glücksburg Castle hiking medal, issued by Deutscher Sportbund (German Sports Federation) and German Cooperative Banks (German: Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken), 1999 AD.,
Medal (ø 30 mm / 10,21 g), silvered alloy or white metal? (non-magnetic), axes medal alignment ↑↑ (0°), plain edge,
Obv.: Schloß Glücksburg / Ostsee , view of the Glücksburg castle.
Rev.: EINE AKTION DES DEUTSCHEN SPORTBUNDES MIT DEN VOLKSBANKEN UND RAIFEISENBANKEN // WANDER / GROSCHEN / 1999 , emblems of the German Cooperative Banks in a circle.
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Year / Mintage
1999 / ?

Glücksburg Castle (German: Schloss Glücksburg, Danish: Lyksborg Slot) is a water castle (Wasserschloss) in the town of Glücksburg, Germany. It is one of the most important Renaissance castles in northern Europe. It is the seat of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg and was also used by the Danish kings. Situated on the Flensburg Fjord the castle is now a museum owned by a foundation, and is no longer inhabited by the ducal family. Its board of directors is chaired by Christoph, Prince of Schleswig-Holstein, the current titular duke and head of the House of Glücksburg and House of Oldenburg.
The castle was built from 1582 to 1587 by Nikolaus Karie for John II, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg, (1545-1622) at the site of a former monastery, the building material was partly reused in the castle. The grounds of the monastery were then flooded to create a large pond almost entirely surrounding the castle.

Volksbanken und Raiffeisenbanken is a brand of co-operative banks in Germany. "Volksbank" derives from People's Bank institutes (co-operatives originally created by a local population often based in a town) and "Raiffeisenbanken" refers to banks founded on initiatives by Friedrich Wilhelm Raiffeisen (who was pioneering farmer credit unions). Many co-operative banks in Germany have either "Volksbank" or "Raiffeisenbank" in their name – the nationwide services and associations in the co-operative branch of the German financing industry used the compound of the plurals of these words (so it translates as Peoples banks and Raiffeisen banks).

More on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glücksburg_Castle , https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volksbanken_und_Raiffeisenbanken