Medal - Death of Queen Louise

€148,026.00
LocationDenmark
Year1751
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionSilver
Weight66.05 g
Diameter50.4 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Magnus Gustav Arbien
Reverse: Peter Christian Winsløw
Reference(s) Galster#406
Obverse descriptionBust of Queen Louise with long and curly hair facing right. The Queen wears an ermine mantle flooded with crowns and a pearl necklace on head.
Obverse letteringLOVISA • D • G • DAN • NORV • VAND • GOTH • REGINA • ARBIEN • F •
(Translation: Louise Queen of Denmark, Norway, the Wends and the Goths)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionTwo laying and mourning Denmark and Norway with their own shield (depicted as two veiled women) are at sides of a tomb with front inscription and two urns on it.
Reverse letteringANTE DIEM. MATRI DESIDERATISSImæ - PRINCipi FILIO. DUO MORIUNTUR IN UNA. _________________ CORONAM MUTAVIT D. XIX. DECEMB. MDCCLI.
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1751  - medal released in 1752 -
Catalog ID9111359110
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