# August Felten find' nen Groschen

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August Felten find' nen Groschen stands on Marienplatz, the central square of Schwerin. The wheelchair-accessible bronze statue shows a street sweeper with a broom and coin.

Bernd Streiter created the work in 2013 to commemorate August Felten, who lived from 1858 to 1931. Felten worked as a street sweeper and occasional labourer. The figure captures his energetic, humorous, outspoken character, including his bold remarks to officials and the upper class. Its self-made broom points to daily work, while the coin carries a sharper social joke.

The Weimar Republic coin bears the words “sich regen bringt segen”, meaning that activity brings blessings. Against Felten’s modest occupation, that message adds an ironic detail and connects his story with changing work after reunification. The bronze therefore brings together one Schwerin character, a working tool and a small coin on a busy city square.

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