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Inauguration of the University of Erlangen
| Location | Margraviate of Brandenburg-Bayreuth (German States) |
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| Year | 1743 |
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| Composition | Tin (With copper pin) |
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| Obverse description | Draped and cuirassed bust of Margrave Friedrich of Brandenburg-Bayreuth facing right, wearing elaborately decorated armor with a cravat. The engraver's name VESTNER appears in small letters below the bust truncation. A circular Latin legend runs along the raised rim. |
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| Reverse description | A large rocky outcrop occupies the left foreground, upon which Pegasus rears upward while a stream of water flows from the rock face; the Brandenburg coat of arms is affixed to the rock face below. A detailed panoramic view of the city of Erlangen with church spires stretches across the right background. A circular Latin legend arcs across the upper field, and a three-line inscription in the exergue records the date of the university's inauguration. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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