Medal of Leopold II and Friedrich Wilhelm II Artist: Johann Christian Reich (German, 1740–1814)

1791

Numismatics

By appointment, Pratt Study Room
Medium

White Metal

Dimensions

29.69 g, 12:00, 42.6 mm

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001, Gift of Professor Shepherd Stevens, B.F.A. 1922, M.A. (Hon.) 1930

Accession Number

2001.87.29503

Geography

Made in Germany

Culture

German

Period

18th century

Classification

Numismatics

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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: LEOPOLD II U FRID WILHELM II SAHEN SICH, DEUTSCHLAND FREUE DICH, busts facing each other.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: KEIN KRIEG/ IN BLUTIGEN/ GEWAND/ HINFORT MEHR/ WUTHE/ EWIG GLUCK FUR/ UNSER DEUTSCHES/ VATERLAND/ BRING/ DIESER FRIEDE/ PILNIZ/ D 23 AUG/ 1791.
Provenance
Professor Shepherd Stevens, about 1936; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., to 1936; Yale University Library, New Haven, Conn., 1936–2001; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn., from 2001.
Object copyright
No Copyright - United States
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Object/Work type

medals

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