MAURIT. SAXO GALL. MARESC. GEN. D. CURL. ET SEM.: Armored bust of Herman Maurice to l.
Reverse
BELGI. GALL. PROPUG. AUSTR. CAPT. FOED. VICT./ in exergue, NUM. SIGN. A. MDCCXLVII/ KAL. DECEM.: Winged victory to l., inscribing victories of Maurice on shield; seated among war paraphernalia.
Diameter (in mm)
54.5
Weight (in gr.)
67.532
Provenance
Heritage Auction April 25, 2013, Lot 64063 Robert J. Myers Collection
FRIEDR. AUGUST KOENIG V. SACHSEN/ SEIT 50 JAHREN VATER SEINES VOLKS: Uniformed bust of Friedrich August I, 3/4 to r.
Reverse
NOCH LANGE -- ERHALTE DEN VATER/ in exergue, DAS TREUE VOLK/ AM 16. SEPT./ 1818: Saxonia standing to l. at votive altar; holding shield with Saxon arms and laurel branch with l. hand and holding object over altar/ columns, reading EHRFURCHT/ UND/ LIEBE, with r. hand; above, an eye surrounded by clouds.
Diameter (in mm)
42.0
Weight (in gr.)
37.305
Provenance
Heritage Auction April 25, 2013, Lot 64063 Robert J. Myers Collection
WILHEM . II . DEVTSCHER . KAISER: Armored portrait (waist up) of Emperor, r.; holding sword in l. hand and scepter in r. hand.
Reverse
. LEIPZIG . 18 . OKTOB. 1913 JAHR HVNDERT FEIER: Full figured nude male, running to r.; arms raised, holding oak tree branch in r. hand; flying eagle next to him.
FVR TRVE IN DER ARBEIT (="[Awarded] for loyalty to work"): Full figured male, wearing working clothes with apron, standing facing, but head to r.; standing on (ship), placed on water, holding large hammer with r. hand.
Reverse
INDUSTRIE/ UND HANDELS/ KAMMER/ DRESEN (="Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Dresden"): Cornucopia.
VERBVM DOMINI MANET IN AETERNVM: Johann Georg I holding sword, Luther holding candle, standing at table with emblem of Saxony and open book inscribed BIBLIA SACRA, Hebrew name of God above
Reverse
G>Z>E> Lutheus hat ans Licht gebracht, Gottes Wort aus der finstern nacht Dafur danck Gottdie Christlich Schaar, weil ers erhalten Hundert Iahr. ... MartInVs LVtherVs theoLogIae D.: inscription only
PROSTER [sic] SCEIVS POPVLI MEI PERCVSSI EVM: ESAIAE LIII: God the Father std. on elaborate enthrone facing, crowned and draped in ornate cape, holding scepter and globe; before his lower half, dove of the Holy Spirit alighting on the cross of Jesus Christ''s crucifixion, resting against God's knees; on l. and r., an angel stg. on a cloud, praying, facing partly inward, next to column topped by a winged head of an angel, above which are four more winged angle heads, the upper most atop the upright of God's throne.
Reverse
On escutcheon at top, IHS; around, REGNANTE MAVRITIO D.G.DVCE: SAXONIAE 1zc[beneath omega] GROSSVM HVNG. LIPSIAE. FR. CVDEBAT: ANo. M D XLIIII MENSE. IANV; in cartouche, HAEC EST/ FIDES CATHOLICA/ VT VNVM DEVM IN TRINI,/ TATE,ET TRINITATEM, IN/ VNITATE,VENEREMVR./ ALIA EST PERSONA PATRIS,/ ALIA FILII ALIA SPIRITVS/ SANCTI. SED PATRIS ET FI/ LII ET SPIRITVS SANCTI, V/ NA EST DIVINITAS, AEQVA/ LIS GLORIA, COETERNA/ MAIE STAS/ O VENERA [contraction mark for N, to read "veneranda"] DA VNITAS, O/ ADORANDA TRINITAS, PER/ TE SVMVS CREATI, VERA/ AETERNITAS, PER TE SV/ MVS REDEMPTI SVMMA TV/ CHARITAS, TE ADORAMVS/ OMNIPOTENS, TIBI/ CANIMVS, TIBI/ LAVS ET GLO/ RIA: On l. and r., two angels holding between them a small shield/plaque/cartouche on which is the inscription.
Diameter (in mm)
100.6
Reference
Domanig.Die Deutsche Medaille, no. 758, Habich.Die Deutschen Schaumuenzen, II.1, no. 1962, Tentzel.III.85, Tentzel.Saxonia Numismatica.I, pl. 8
