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100th Anniversary of Mining Academy Bergakademie Schemnitz
| Location | Austrian Empire |
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| Year | 1870 |
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| Weight | 104 g |
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| Obverse description | Veiled bust of Empress Maria Theresa facing right, flanked by laurel and palm branches in the inner field. A circular Latin legend surrounds the bust within a raised border, with a decorative scroll ornament at the top. |
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| Obverse lettering | A • MARIA • THERESIA • HUNG : REGE • METALLICORUM • ACADEMIA C. RADNITZKY |
| Reverse description | A seated allegorical female figure, representing Mining Science or Minerva, is depicted enthroned facing front, holding an open book in her left hand and a retort or alchemical vessel in her right, flanked by two torch-like posts. In the exergue below a horizontal baseline, mining tools and a coat of arms are visible in relief. A circular Latin legend surrounds the central scene within a raised border, with a decorative scroll ornament at the top. |
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