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500th anniversary of Johannes Gutenberg
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1900 |
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| Diameter | 39 mm |
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| Obverse description | A young man in relief bows to place a laurel wreath at the base of a monument bearing the bust of Gutenberg, flanked by laurel plants on the left and a flame bowl atop a pillar on the right, with a parapet displaying the coat of arms of Mainz and a view of Mainz Cathedral in the background. The legend JOHANN GUTENBERG and the numeral 500 appear in the upper field, with the date 1900 in the exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOHANN GUTENBERG -.500.- 1900 |
| Reverse description | A detailed relief depiction of Gutenberg's birth house in Mainz occupies the central field, surmounted by a radiant star; flanking the building are laurel branches bearing open books and banners with inscriptions, and a printer's mark shield appears at the bottom. The legend identifying the building as the Geburtshaus in Mainz is inscribed above, with anniversary dates in the lower field. |
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