Silver Medal, Berlin. 0000.999.35961

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.35961

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 13.38
    • Diameter (in mm): 36

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver
  • Symbol: LOOS

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: None.
    • Type: Two angels floating in air towards earth; angel on l. holding a pole with r. hand and throwing flowers with l. hand; angel on r. holding torch in l. hand and bow in r. hand; all surrounded by snake.

  • Reverse

    • Legend: FREUNDSCHAFT/ UND/ LIEBE/ GOETTLICHE TRIEBE/ KAMEN ZU UNS/ VOM HIMMEL/ HERAB (="Friendship and Love/ divine (drive)/ came upon us/ from the sky")
    • Type: At top roses entangled with ivy.

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.35961
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rev. legend after poet Friedrich Schiller. Daniel Loos was the son of Gottfried Loos who founded the medallic establishment in Berlin in 1812. He was the son of the famous Daniel Friedrich Loos. Made under the direction of Loos, Daniel

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
  • Rights: Copyright Undetermined