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Medal - George II University of Göttingen; 40mm
| Location | Brunswick-Lüneburg-Calenberg-Hannover (German States) |
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| Year | 1737 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORG II D G M BRITT F & H REX F D B & L D S R I A T & T E |
| Reverse description | Two allegorical female figures — Minerva helmeted and holding a staff at left, and Göttingia holding a cornucopia at right — clasp hands across a plinth bearing an open book. The upper field carries the curved legend MUSARUM IUNGIT AMORES, while the lower exergue contains a four-line Latin inscription commemorating the inauguration of the Georgia Augusta Academy at Göttingen on 17 September 1737. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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