Silver Medal, Germany. 1948.79.37

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/1948.79.37

Physical Description

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 19.29
    • Diameter (in mm): 41

Typological Description

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

  • Authority

  • Geographic

  • Obverse

    • Legend: AUFHEBUNG/ DER ELBE BLOCKADE/ D.9 OCTOBER/ 1805
    • Type: river God regulating ship traffic, horn of plenty above river, lighthouse

  • Reverse

    • Legend: DER HERR HAT GROSSES AN UNS GETHAN/ DES SIND WIR FROEHLICH
    • Type: sun shining over Hamburg and Elbe, artist's name

References

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 1948.79.37
  • Lot: 1948.79
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Grunthal-Gans.No.5.1858

Subjects

  • Event: lifting of the Elbe blockade

Rights

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

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