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100th anniversary of the death of Johann Gottfried Herder, poet
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1903 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Johann Gottfried von Herder facing left, depicted in period dress with a cravat and long curled hair. The legend arcs along the upper rim of the field. |
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| Reverse description | A crowned allegorical female figure, representing Germania or Muse, stands to the right beside a memorial stele decorated with an Alpha and Omega symbol and a sunburst. The stele bears Herder's birth and death dates marked by a star and a cross. Radiating beams emanate from behind the monument against a landscape background. The motto LICHT LIEBE LEBEN appears on the base of the stele, and a commemorative inscription occupies the right field. Engraver's initials appear in the lower exergue. |
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| Reverse lettering | ★ 25.8.1744 + 18.12.1803 LICHT LIEBE LEBEN ZUR / ERINNERUNG / AN / d.18.DEC. / 1903 M. WOLFF AWS |
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