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Lifting of the Elbe river blockade Hamburg
| Location | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1805 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Panoramic scene depicting the Elbe estuary with a lighthouse at right and multiple sailing vessels in the background, one ship shown burning at left. In the foreground, a reclining river god holds a staff surmounted by a liberty cap, with aquatic vegetation at his side. Above, a winged allegorical figure of Fame or Victory flies through the clouds. The four-line legend appears in the exergue below a horizontal dividing line. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Panoramic view of the Hamburg skyline with its distinctive church spires seen from the Elbe river, with sailing ships moored in the foreground and aquatic vegetation in the lower exergue. Radiating sunbeams fill the upper field, suggesting divine favour or dawn of a new era. The two-line legend curves along the upper rim, and the engraver's signature LOOS appears in the lower exergue. |
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