Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
500th anniversary of Martin Luther Lutherdenkmal
| Location | German Democratic Republic |
|---|---|
| Year | 1983 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Log in to see details |
| Period | Log in to see details |
| Notice | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | The obverse depicts in high relief the Luther Monument (Lutherdenkmal) in Wittenberg, showing a standing figure of Martin Luther holding a bible beneath an elaborate Gothic canopy on a raised pedestal with stepped base. The curved legend arcs around the left and right fields, naming the monument and its sculptor. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | The reverse features the coat of arms of Eisleben (a fortified castle with two heraldic shields and a fish in the base) in relief at the centre, framed by a circular legend reading 'Martin Luther Ehrung 1983 der DDR' around the periphery. The mint mark 'A' appears above the shield, and the monogram 'ML' in stylised script is placed at the bottom of the field. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Comments | Log in to see details |