Tower of Babel

€401,399.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1911
TypeArt medal
CompositionBronze
Weight127.99 g
Diameter79.2 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueCast
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeLudwig Gies
Reference(s) Heidemann#1285, Bernh Münc#98, Salaschek#616, Ernsting#8
Obverse descriptionView of the constraction at the Tower of Babel
Obverse lettering.L.GIES.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionIn the middle of the round, which is surrounded on the outside by a pearl circle, is a round temple standing on a three-tiered substructure that rests on four columns, in the middle of the round temple a small column as a pedestal for a flaming bowl, seven stars arranged around the temple in a halo .
Reverse lettering
Reverse script
EngraverCarl Poellath Münz- und Prägewerk, Schrobenhausen, Germany (1778-date)
MintageND (1911)  - -
Catalog ID5802173040
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