Medal of the Hohenzollern family and the "Good Old Taler"

Medium

White metal

Dimensions

14.81 g, 12:00, 33 mm

Credit Line

Hohenzollern-Schlaberg-Hughes Collection, Gift of Thomas Lowe Hughes, J.D. 1952

Accession Number

2017.79.356

Geography
Culture
Period

20th century

Classification
Disclaimer

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: 5 heads of Hohenzollern kings from Frederick the Great to William I

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: DEM ALTEN GUTEN THALER ZU EHREN and legend
Provenance

Provenance

Thomas Lowe Hughes, Chevy Chase, Md., to 2017; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
Bibliography
  • "Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (2017), 27
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Additional information

Object/Work type

medals

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