Medal of Floods of 1717 and 1718 Artist: Unknown

Medium

Silver

Dimensions

30.6 × 30.6 mm, 14.61 g (3.1 × 3.1 cm)

Credit Line

Transfer from the Yale University Library, Numismatic Collection, 2001

Accession Number

2001.87.29855

Geography
Culture
Period

18th century

Classification
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Numismatics

Obverse Description

Obverse Description: SO MUS AUCH WIND UND MEER IHM ZU GEBOTE STEHEN, flood scene with houses animals and people in water trying to get to land on right, three faces blow winds, in exergue AM ERSTEN CHRIST TAGE.

Reverse Description

Reverse Description: WENN GOTT MIT UNS IN ZORN WIL ZU GERICHTE GEHEN, in field ZUM/ AN/ DENCKEN/ DER GROSSEN/ WASSERSFLUTHE/ WELCHE AN DAMMEN/ DEICHEN HAUSERN/ LANDERN GUTERN/ AUCH MENSCHEN UND VIEH/ SEHR VIEL SCHADET/ 1717 DEN 25/ DECEMBER/ UND/ 1718 D 25/ FEBR.
Provenance

Provenance

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

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