Medal - Peace of Baden Mars

€301,908.00
LocationCanton of Aargau
Year1714
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionSilver
Weight43.49 g
Diameter43.00 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticePhilipp Heinrich Müller
Reference(s) Martin MS1#4
Obverse descriptionEmperor Charles VI kneeling on his right knee, facing left, wearing mantle and chainmail, arms open. Imperial crown, orb and sceptre at his sheet on a pillow. To the right, personification of Austria praying, wearing ermine mantle with the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire. Three-legged altar with burning offering to the left. Smoke rising towards radiant triangle in the skies. Peasant ploughing fields with two oxen in the background.
Obverse letteringEX SOLVUNT GRATES CAESAR ET IMPERIUM IANI TEMPLO BADENAE IN ARGOVIA CLAVSO
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionBird`s eye view of the city of Baden and the Limmat River. In the foreground, Mars facing right, wearing armour and mantle, throwing sword into the river, helmet behind. At the top, cherub holding shield with the coat of arms of Baden, olive branch and inscribed ribbon.
Reverse letteringHAS TANDEM AD THERMAS FESSVS MARS ABLVIT ENSEM BADEN
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
MintageND (1714)  - -
Catalog ID1464412840
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