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Victor von Scheffel, poet
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1904 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Victor von Scheffel facing right, with naturalistically rendered hair and a short beard, wearing a coat and cravat. The legend v.SCHEFFEL curves along the right field, and the engraver's initials RM appear in the left field. |
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| Obverse lettering | v.SCHEFFEL RM |
| Reverse description | A finely detailed figural scene depicting a scene from Scheffel's novel 'Ekkehard': the monk Ekkehard, shown kneeling at left in monastic robes and reading from an open book, presents the text to the seated Duchess Hadwig von Schwaben, who is enthroned at center-right, while her Byzantine companion Praxedis stands behind her. The composition is set within an architectural interior with decorative stonework and foliage in the lower right field. |
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