50th anniversary of Sigmund Freud

€455,848.00
LocationAustrian Empire
Year1906
TypeCommemorative medals/Personality medals
CompositionBronze
Weight114.52 g
Diameter60 mm
Thickness7 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueCast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgePlain
Lettering: MÜNZE WIEN Lettering: MÜNZE WIEN Translation: VIENNA MINT
Period
NoticeCarl Maria Schwerdtner
Reference(s) Slg. Wurzbach#2797 , Storer MiN#1127 , BDM V#441
Obverse descriptionBust facing right, surrounded by the legend.
Obverse letteringSIEGMVND (sic) FREVD WEIN MCMVI C.M.SCHWERDTNER
(Translation: Sigmund Freud Vienna 1906)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionAn episode of Sophocles’s Oedipus Tyrannus (Rex). It shows Oedipus standing in front of the sphinx. Behind him is Sophocles’s famous saying in Greek letters (vertically).
Reverse lettering‘OΣ TA KLEIN (sic)’ ΑΙΝΙΓΜΑΤ’ ΗΙΔΕΙ KAI KPATIΣTOΣ ‘HN ANHP C.M.S.
(Translation: The caption should read, `Ος τα κλειν’ αινίγματ’ ήδει και κράτιστος ην ανήρ, which translates to, `He who knew the great/famous riddle(s) was a strong/powerful man.`)
Reverse scriptGreek
EngraverMünze Österreich, Vienna, Austria (1194-date)
Mintage1906  - Vienna Mint -
Catalog ID8053564940
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