Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Albrecht Dürer
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
|---|---|
| Year | 1971 |
| Type | Log in to see details |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Aureus Magnus |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Finely engraved bust of Albrecht Dürer facing right, depicted with long curling hair and a beard, wearing a soft beret-style cap with a tassel, rendered in a style closely inspired by Dürer's own self-portrait imagery. The effigy occupies the majority of the field with strong relief and detailed chasing. The surrounding legend reads ALBRECHT DÜRER ★ 1471 zu NÜRNBERG · 1971, commemorating the 500th anniversary of the artist's birth, arranged along the upper and lower periphery in bold incuse lettering. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A panoramic view of the Nuremberg cityscape dominates the field, featuring the prominent towers and structures of Nuremberg Castle (Kaiserburg) along with Gothic church spires and medieval rooftops rendered in bold relief. At the center foreground, the Nuremberg civic arms — a crowned eagle on a shield — is displayed prominently. Above the cityscape, a six-armed cross (the Nuremberg heraldic cross) appears at the top of the field, flanked by the denomination I ARG inscribed beneath it. The legend NÜRNBERG arcs along the lower periphery, with the fineness indicator 1000 below. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information |
Issued to mark the 500th anniversary of Dürer's birth, this was among the earliest West German commemorative silver pieces struck to a .999 fineness — a deliberate departure from the .625 standard used for circulating commemoratives of the period. The Nuremberg city council had originally buried Dürer's reputation during his lifetime by paying him a modest municipal pension largely to keep him from leaving for a more prestigious court.