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Medal - 400th Anniversary of Reformation
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Dr. Martin Luther in high relief, wearing clerical robes, with a scroll banner beneath reading the mint year legend. The surrounding field bears a Fraktur blackletter legend referencing the opening line of Luther's hymn, with the name DR MARTIN LUTHER integrated into the design across the upper field. |
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| Obverse lettering | EIN` FESTE BURG IST UNSER GOTT; EIN` GUTE WEHR UND WAFFEN ·⋮· DR MARTIN LUTHER GEPRÄGT IM KRIEGSJAHR 1917 |
| Reverse description | Full-length figure of Martin Luther in monk's habit, depicted in dynamic pose nailing his 95 Theses to a wooden door, hammer raised in his right hand and the document held against the door with his left. The surrounding border carries a Fraktur blackletter legend commemorating the 400th anniversary of the Reformation. |
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