Silver Medal, Berlin. 1967.225.377

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Weight (in gr.): 18.78
  • Diameter (in mm): 39

Typological Description

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

• Authority

  • Artist: Loos, Gottfried Bernhard (Uncertain value)
  • Artist: Loos, Daniel Friedrich (Uncertain value)

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Berlin
  • Place of Issue: Berlin
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Germany

• Obverse

  • Legend: None.
  • Type: A guardian angel standing with r. arm stretched out towards sun, with l. arm/ hand holding harp and rose wreath.

• Reverse

  • Legend: SONNE DU SIEHST KEIN GLUCKLICHER PAAR (="Sun you will not see a more happier couple")
  • Type: Two burning torches with rose wreath intertwined.

References

• Reference: Sommer.B.47

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1967.225.377
• Lot: 1967.225
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

• Provenance

  • Hills, J.C.

Description

Subjects

• Event: EngagementMarriage

Rights

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