Medal - Death of Queen Mother Charlotte Amalia

€146,594.00
LocationDenmark
Year1714
TypeCommemorative medals/Event medal
CompositionSilver
Weight35.45 g
Diameter42.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticePeter Berg
Reference(s) Galster#308
Obverse descriptionBust of Queen Mother facing right. On her chest a cartouche with dates of birth and death.
Obverse letteringCHARL · AMAL · D · G · REG · DAN · NOR · V · G · P · BERG NAT. 27 AP. 1650 DEN . 27. MARI · 1714 ·
(Translation: Charlotte Amalia, by the Grace of God, Queen of Denmark, Norway, of the Wends and the Goths)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionStarry sky with raising moon; on the ground a pedestal with an ornate rectangular mirror that reflects the moon. A high cypress behind pedestal. In the foreground cartouche with three lines of writing divides engraver initials at sides.
Reverse letteringIN · TERRIS · DECRESCENS · ACCESCIT · IN · COELIS · P | B ____________ SYMB. L`HOMME PROPOSE ET DIEU DIPSOSE
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1714  - - 200
Catalog ID7402838400
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