Resuming Mining in Harzgerode

Location Anhalt-Harzgerode, Principality of
Year 1693
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Silver
Weight 32.5 g
Diameter 47.0 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation
Edge Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Müseler#3.1, Mann#842
Obverse description Bird`s eye view of a landscape with a village, church, trees, peasant harvesting wheat, two miners digging pit and another pushing wheelbarrow. Anthropomorphic sun above. Cornucopia with wheat to the left. Cornucopia with coins to the right.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering FELD · BRINGT · KORN · UND · GELD ♧ DIES · REICHE · HARTZIGERODE E
(Translation: Fields bring grain and money to this realm.)
Reverse description Inscription in 16 lines.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering M · DC · XCI SIND · DIE IM · FURSTENTH : ANHALT EINE · GERAUME · ZEIT STILLE · GELEGENE BERGWERCKE WIEDERUM AUFGENOMMEN UND · IST · DIESES VON · DEM · DARAUS GEWONNEN SILBER ZUM · ERSTENMAHL GEPREGET · WORD : M · DC · XCIII
(Translation: 1691. The mines in the principality of Anhalt, which have been idle for some time, have been reopened and the silver obtained from them has been minted for the first time. 1693.)
Mintage
Numisquare ID 3235510730
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