Medal on the goodness of God

€1.00
LocationFree Hanseatic city of Hamburg (German States)
Year1670-1693
TypeReligious medal
CompositionGold
Weight10.46 g
Diameter32 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeJohann Höhn (der Jüngere)
Reference(s) Gaed#134
Obverse descriptionAltar situated on dirt with flowers, with bible sitting on the altar and sacred heart at the top of the altar, sunrays above the altar and shovel and a scythe on the each side of the altar.
Obverse letteringOra et Labora
(Translation: Pray and work)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionHand from a cloud holding a basked full of plants and produce, with table with food below, grape stalks to the right and wheat stalks on the left
Reverse letteringDeus aderit sine mora
(Translation: God will aid you without delay)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverHamburgische Münze, Germany (801-date)
MintageND (1670-1693)  - struck in the later part of the 17th century -
Catalog ID7931719630
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