500th anniversary of the University of Leipzig

€402,110.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1909
TypeCommemorative medals
CompositionBronze
Weight50.29 g
Diameter47.6 mm
Thickness
ShapeOctagonal (8-sided)
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeAnton Grath
Reference(s) Heidemann#867, Slg. Wurzbach#4945
Obverse descriptionHelmeted bust of Athena left, spear in the field in front of her.
Obverse lettering
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionA naked female figure standing between two high cuboids from the front with a small Nike statuette on the palm of her left hand and in her right hand she holds a laurel wreath.
Reverse letteringIM DEUTSCHEM FOR= SCHEN v.STREBEN SIND MUTTER v.TOCHTER VER EINT 1409-1909 `DER VNIVERSITÄT LEIPZIG ZVR FEIER IHRES 500 JÄHRIGEN BESTSNDES` PRAG= LEIPZIG ANT.GRATH
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverCarl Poellath Münz- und Prägewerk, Schrobenhausen, Germany (1778-date)
Mintage1909  - -
Catalog ID6661496880
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