Token - Bicentennial of Utrecht University

€139,137.00
LocationNuremberg, Free imperial city of
Year1836
TypeUtility items/Counter token
CompositionBrass
Weight1.09 g
Diameter22 mm
Thickness0.5 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
EdgeSmooth
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionMinervakop to the right.
Obverse letteringMINERVA CUSTOS URBIS
(Translation: Minerva the guard of the city)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInscription in a wreath of olive branches.
Reverse letteringTRAI ECTUM PER DUO SAECULA MUSIS SACRUM
(Translation: Utrecht devoted to the Muses for two centuries. (ps. Muses are the Godesses of the inspiration of literature, science and the arts.))
Reverse scriptLatin
MintLudwig Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1729-1924)
MintageND (1836)  - -
Catalog ID5272144160
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