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Medal - Inauguration of the Rebuilt St. Nikolai Church
| Location | Hamburg, Free Hanseatic city of |
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| Year | 1863 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Detailed relief view of the Gothic Revival St. Nikolai Church in Hamburg, with its prominent spire dominating the right side of the composition. A biblical reference legend curves around the upper field, and the church name appears in the lower exergue within a recessed panel. |
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| Obverse lettering | SIEHE: DIE STEINE RUFEN: EHRE SEI GOTT IN DER HÖHE! LUC. 19. V. 38-40. ST. NICOLAI-KIRCHE IN HAMBURG. |
| Reverse description | A winged angel in full-length relief hovers in the central field, holding a sword in the left hand and a palm branch in the right, flanked by a cityscape showing the fire-ravaged Hamburg skyline to the left and the newly rebuilt St. Nikolai Church to the right. The Hamburg city arms appear at the bottom center, and a scrolled banner in the upper field carries the biblical inscription. The designers' names O. SPECKTER INV. and H. LORENZ FEC. appear along the lower rim. |
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