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From: Jim
Remote Name: 68.50.123.7
Date: 12/17/2003
Time: 12:26:31 PM
UM you are referring to is a word - "Um" - in German, around or about, or as we say "circa". So for instance on the limitat steins the lid may say "ORIGINAL UM 1696 WESTERWALD" or in another words "Original was made in or around 1696" or ""Original made circa 1696".
All of the Westerwald Limitat steins have the year under the lid except the first in the series, 1974. They also have a leather strap with the number of issue on the medallion that comes with the strap.
Hope this helps.