Silver Medal of Jacob, Germany. 1935.49.4

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1935.49.4

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 14.2
    • Diameter (in mm): 36

Typological Description

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

  • Authority

  • Obverse

    • Legend: None/ in exergue: LOOS
    • Type: Two male figures, Jacob and Joseph, greeting one another, camels in background.
    • Portrait: Jacob

  • Reverse

    • Legend: WER/ SEINEN VATER/ EHRET/ DER WIRD AUCH/ FREUDE/ AN SEINEN KINDERN/ HABEN (="Who honors his father will also have joy in his children")
    • Type: A stork with its wings spread.

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1935.49.4
  • Lot: 1935.49
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Schnackenberg, D.

Description

Not clear when made exactly, dies of D. F. Loos were re-used by his son Gottfried Loos in his shop.

Rights

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