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Aachen - Dom Thaler Type 3
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1989 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Obverse description | Frontal effigy of Christ in high relief, depicted in a Byzantine icon style with long hair and beard, raising his right hand in blessing and holding a sceptre or staff in his left hand. A cross nimbus is visible behind his head, and a circular medallion decorates his chest, all set within a recessed circular field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Highly detailed rendering of the famous Carolingian chandelier (Barbarossaleuchter) of Aachen Cathedral, depicted in a top-down perspective as a radiating circular composition. The intricate relief shows the wheel-shaped candelabrum with its decorative towers, arches, and ornamental elements filling the entire field. The fineness mark '999' is visible in the lower left area of the field. |
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