Medal of the First Sun | Yale University Art Gallery

1770–1819

Medium: Silver
Dimensions: 19.31 g, 12:00, 38.8 mm
Credit Line: Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001
Accession Number: 2001.87.26728
Geography: Made in Berlin, Germany
Culture: German
Period: 18th–19th century
Classification: Numismatics
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: Angel with harp reaching towards the shining sun.

Reverse Description: DIESER/ ERSTEN/ SONNE/ DIE DICH BESCHIEN/ UND/ NICHT VERALTETE/ SEY DEIN ALTER/ GLEICH.

Provenance

Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., by 2001; transferred to the Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., 2001

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