Goethe Plaque of the City of Frankfurt (German: Goethe-Plakette der Stadt Frankfurt am Main) is an award conferred by Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany and named after Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. [1] The plaque was originally designed by sculptor Harold Winter. [1] The plaque is awarded at irregular intervals to important poets, writers, artists, scientists and other personalities of the cultural life. [1]