Silver Medal of von Rothschild, Salomon Mayer, Germany, 1774–1855. 2000.1.140

Canonical URI: http://numismatics.org/collection/2000.1.140

Physical Description

  • Axis: 12

  • Measurements

    • Weight (in gr.): 27.014
    • Diameter (in mm): 38.5

Typological Description

  • Object Type: Medal
  • Date Range: 1774 - 1855

  • Date on Object

    • Date: 1973
  • Manufacture: Struck
  • Material: Silver

  • Authority

  • Geographic

    • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Germany

  • Obverse

    • Legend: Above: THE ROTHSCHILDS; below in ex.: FIRST BANKING FAMILY.In field SOLOMON MAYER/JACOB/NATHAN
    • Type: 3/4 busts of Solomon Mayer l., Jacob front and Nathan r.
    • Portrait: von Rothschild, Salomon Mayer

  • Reverse

    • Legend: EPISODES FROM/THE MEDALLIC HISTORY OF/MONEY AND BANKING
    • Type: Scene with symbols from the history of money and banking

  • Edge

    • Description: milled

References

  • Citation: F.555

Administrative History

  • Identifier: 2000.1.140
  • Lot: 2000.1
  • Department: Medals and Decorations
  • Collection: American Numismatic Society

  • Provenance

    • Friedenberg, Daniel M.

Rights

  • CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
  • License: Public Domain Mark (images)
  • Rights: No Copyright - United States