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Médaille protestante Chute & Rédemption - type Klippe
| Location | City of Basel |
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| Type | Religious medal |
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| Obverse description | The Fall of Man depicted in high relief on a diamond-oriented square (klippe) flan: Adam stands to the left with one arm raised, while Eve reaches toward the forbidden fruit on the central Tree of Knowledge, around which the serpent is entwined. The naturalistic background features stylized trees, grassy ground, and a deer visible to the lower left. No legend. |
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| Reverse description | The Arma Christi (Instruments of the Passion) arranged in a radial star pattern around a central chalice set atop a fluted column, surmounted by the cock of Saint Peter. The surrounding instruments include nails, a scourge, dice, a lantern, pincers, ropes, a hammer, a pillar of flagellation, the seamless tunic, and a chain, all rendered in crisp relief. The engraver's mark .F.F. (Friedrich Fecher) accompanied by a set square appears at the bottom of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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