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Medal - Death of Baron Korff
| Location | Denmark |
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| Year | 1766 |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing draped bust of Johann Albert Baron von Korff in high relief, wearing a wig with ribbon and a lace cravat, with the badge of the Order of St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called suspended at his chest. The circular Latin legend runs along the inner border, with the birth date inscribed in the lower exergue. |
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| Obverse lettering | IO . ALB . LIB . BARO . DE . KORFF . NAT.D.30.NOVB.AD.1697. (Translation: Johann Albert Excellent Baron of Korff Born November 30th, 1697) |
| Reverse description | An allegorical scene in high relief depicting a semi-draped female figure with a radiant sun crown standing to the right of a large pedestal monument, upon which a five-line inscription is carved; she points to the text with a stylus. Two putti are shown at the base of the monument, one reclining among attributes of science including books and a globe, the other leaning against a heraldic shield. The date of death appears in the lower exergue. |
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