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Medal - Hommage to the new emperor Joseph I. Esslingen

Location Esslingen, City of
Year 1705
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Composition Silver
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Obverse description Central field features the legend IOSEPHUS in raised relief, flanked above by a radiant sun and a crescent moon amid stars, and below by seven bound sheaves of wheat arranged in a fan-like composition, alluding to the Biblical dream of Joseph. A circular Latin legend surrounds the entire design within a beaded border.
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Reverse description The reverse bears a twelve-line Latin inscription in the field, entirely filling the die, with no additional decorative elements. The text is neatly arranged within a plain recessed field surrounded by a reeded border.
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