Medal - Coronation of Queen Sophie Magdalene

€185,120.00
LocationDenmark
Year1731
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionSilver
Weight55.97 g
Diameter49.75 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeGeorg Wilhelm Wahl
Reference(s) Galster#376
Obverse descriptionCrowned half-length portrait of Queen facing right. Sophie Magdalene wears an ornate dress and over a cape embroidered with crowns.
Obverse letteringSOPH·MAGD·D.G·REG·DAN·N·V·G· | NAT · MARGGR · BRANDENB ·
(Translation: Sophia Magdalene, Queen of Denmark and Norway, of the Goths and the Wends; born as margrave of Brandenburg)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionRadiant Crown of the Queen of Denmark on a pillow above a small altar decorated with the monogram of Sophie Madgalene. Place and date of Coronation on an exergue below.
Reverse letteringORNAT ET ORNATVR. ______________________ FRIDERICIBVRG · MDCCXXXI · VI · IVN ·
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1731  - -
Catalog ID1137901650
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