Medal - Gutenberg

€2.00
LocationUnited States
Year1900
TypeCommemorative medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter70 mm
Thickness5 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeAnton Scharff
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionOld printing press oak branch around left side of medal
Obverse letteringPrinting Press used by Gutenberg in 1450 To the honor and memory of Johan Gutenberg inventor of movable types
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionOctuple Printing press
Reverse letteringIn commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gutenberg Octuple Press printing 192,000 4 page newspapers per hour invented and constructed by R Hoe and co. in 1900
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1900  - -
Catalog ID7355986300
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