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3 Argenteus - Aureus Magnus Knight, Death and the Devil
| Issuer | Germany, Federal Republic of |
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| Year | 1981 |
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| Currency | Aureus Magnus |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | PRO PROSPERITATE MUNDI III 1000 ARGENTEUS (Translation: 'Prosperity for the world') |
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The "Knight, Death and the Devil" subject derives from Albrecht Dürer's 1513 engraving, one of his three so-called "Meisterstiche" alongside Melencolia I and Saint Jerome in His Study. Dürer never titled the work himself — the popular name was attached by later commentators, and scholars still debate whether the rider represents Christian resolve or something more ambiguous.
The "Argenteus Aureus Magnus" designation is a private fantasy issue, not an official Federal Republic emission. X# prefixes in Krause confirm this: struck for the collector market rather than circulation.