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500th anniversary of Johannes Gutenberg Inventor of modern book printing and the printing press
Location | Germany
(1871-1948) |
Year | 1900 |
Type | Commemorative medals › Personality medals |
Composition | Bronze |
Weight | 136.5 g |
Diameter | 65 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape | Round |
Technique | Milled |
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Period | |
Notice | Rudolf Bosselt |
Reference(s) | Heidemann#183 |
Obverse description | Bust facing left over the arms of Gutenberg and of the city of Mainz. |
Obverse lettering | ZUR
500. GEBURTS - FEIER - DES.JOHANNES.GUTENBERG-MAINZ-1900 |
Obverse script | Latin (Fraktur blackletter) |
Reverse description | Female figure over the right turned Gutenberg, to the right rotational machines. |
Reverse lettering | DER HEUTE NOCH OB UNSREN WERKEN
SCHWEBT
IN TAUSENDFACHEM RAEDER-SPIELE LEBT:
UNSTERBLICHER GEDANKE
SEI GEPRIESEN |
Reverse script | Latin |
Engraver | M.J. Rückert Silverware Workshop (Silberwarenfabrik M.J. Rückert), Mainz, Germany (1838-1928) |
Mintage | 1900 - -
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Catalog ID | 1441159040 |
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