300 years of the Augsburg Confession

€385,139.00
LocationSaxony (Albertinian Line), Kingdom of
Year1830
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionBronze
Weight43.60 g
Diameter44 mm
Thickness4.5 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueEngraved
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Period
NoticeChristoph Carl Pfeuffer
Reference(s) Brozatus#1307a, Slg. Whiting#660, Schnell#307, BDM IV#476
Obverse descriptionDepiction of the handover of the Augsburg Confession to Emperor Charles V, enthroned on the left.
Obverse letteringDR. BAYER CHURS. KANZL. ÜBERGIEBT D. K. KARL V. DIE EVANG. CONFESS. A. D. REICHST. Z. AUGSB. + (AM 25 IUNI 1530) (G. Loos DIR. C. Pfeuffer FEC)
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionBetween Martin Luther and Philipp Melanchthon stands an altar with an open Bible on it bearing the inscription IEREM / K.22 V.29 (= Jeremiah 22, verse 29).
Reverse letteringO LAND! LAND! LAND! HÖRE DES HERRN WORT! Unten ZUR DRITTEN IUBELF. DER AUGSB. CONFESS. AM 25 IUNI 1830.
Reverse script
EngraverMedallic Mint of Gottfried Bernhard Loos (G. Loos), Berlin, Germany (1812-1879)
Mintage1830  - -
Catalog ID6989115440
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