Silver Medal, Germany. 0000.999.35969

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/0000.999.35969

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 8.64
    • Diameter (in mm): 28

Typological Description

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

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: DU/ SOLT/ DEINEN/ UATER/ UND/ DEINE/ MUTTER/ EHREN/ AUF/ DAS/ DIRS/ WOL/ GEHE (="You shall honor your father and your mother, so that you will do well")
    • Type: Legend on "Moses tables of the 10 laws".

  • Reverse

    • Legend: WOL . DEM . DER . FREUD/ AN .SEINEN . KIN=/ DERN . ERLEBT. (="Happiness to him/her who experiences joy with their children")
    • Type: Three potted trees.

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 0000.999.35969
  • Lot: 0000.999
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Might not be Medal from Loos (Grammatical errors, cruder in appearance), rather imitation.

Rights

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