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Bicentenary of the Reformation Hamburg
| Location | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1717 |
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| Reference(s) | KM#348, Gaed#1745, Slg. Whiting#181 |
| Obverse description | Facing bust of Martin Luther in relief, wearing a robe with collar, set on a flat ledge. Birth and death dates inscribed below the bust: GEB. 1483. 10 NOV. / GEST. 1546. 18. FEBR. A circular legend surrounds the effigy, partly inverted at the base. |
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| Obverse lettering | LUTHER HAT GELEHRT · ES IST DER SCHRIFT GEMAS |
| Reverse description | Central scene depicting an open Bible inscribed BIBLIA resting on an altar atop rocky ground, surmounted by an All-Seeing Eye within a radiant triangle. To the left, lightning bolts and clouds strike the scene; to the right, a figure recoils. A circular legend surrounds the design, with an inscription in the lower field reading DAS ANDER / IUBEL-FEST / 1717. 31 OCTOB. |
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