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100th anniversary of the return of Johannes Calvin in Geneva
| Location | City of Geneva |
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| Year | 1641 |
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| Weight | 65.7 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A winged allegorical figure of Fame stands facing, blowing a long trumpet held in her right hand while her left hand holds an open book inscribed "Doctrina"; she stands atop a plinth inscribed "VIRTUS" amid flowering plants, with a circular Latin legend around the rim. The figure is draped in a billowing cloth, her wings spread wide in the field. |
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| Reverse lettering | DOCTRINA & VIRTUS HOMINES POST FUNERA CLARAT ⁕ VIRTUS DOCTRINA (Translation: Learning and virtue make people famous after their burial.) |
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