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Medal - Christian VI Reformation Anniversary, Type 1, silver issue
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1736 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | High-relief armored and mantled bust of King Christian VI facing right, wearing a long curled wig, with elaborate drapery and armor detail. The peripheral legend runs along the raised rim in Latin. |
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| Reverse description | A veiled female allegorical figure, representing the Lutheran Church, stands upright on clouds with arms raised in prayer, illuminated by divine rays descending from upper left. To the right, the facade and dome of St. Peter's Basilica in Rome are depicted in fine relief, with papal insignia scattered on the ground before it. A horizontal line divides the scene from the three-line inscription in the exergue below. |
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| Reverse lettering | DE DOMO SERVIENTIVM LIBERAVI TE. ECCLES. DAN. ET NORV. IVBILAEVN. MDCCXXXVI. |
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