Lucas Cranach the Younger is chronically overshadowed by his father, but the younger Cranach ran the Wittenberg workshop for decades after the elder's death in 1553 and was arguably the more prolific producer of Reformation-era portrait commissions. This coin marks the 500th anniversary of his birth.
The .625 silver fineness is specific to Germany's "silver proof" collector series introduced in the early 2000s — a deliberate departure from the .925 standard used elsewhere, driven by cost management as silver prices climbed.
Lucas Cranach the Younger is chronically overshadowed by his father, but the younger Cranach ran the Wittenberg workshop for decades after the elder's death in 1553 and was arguably the more prolific producer of Reformation-era portrait commissions. This coin marks the 500th anniversary of his birth.
The .625 silver fineness is specific to Germany's "silver proof" collector series introduced in the early 2000s — a deliberate departure from the .925 standard used elsewhere, driven by cost management as silver prices climbed.