Medal - Visit to the Albertine Silver Mine

Features

Location	Principality of Anhalt-Harzgerode (German States)
Prince	William Louis (1670-1709)
Type	Commemorative medals › Visit medals
Year	1694
Composition	Silver
Weight	86.8 g
Diameter	62.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 337367
References	Müseler# 3.2 Karl Müseler; 1983. Bergbaugepräge. Preussag Aktiengesellschaft, Hannover, Lower Saxony, Germany (2 volumes).

Commemorative issue

Visit of Prince William Louis to the Princess Elisabeth Albertine silver mine

Obverse

Bust of Prince William Louis facing right, wearing long curly wig, cuirass, and mantle.

Script: Latin

Lettering: GVILIELMVS . D . G . PRINC ANHALT . D . SA . ET . W . C . A . D . B . ET . S .

Unabridged legend: Guilielmus, Dei gratia, princeps Anhaltinus, dux Saxoniae, Angariae et Westphaliae, comes Ascaniae, dominus Bernburgii et Servestae.

Translation: William, by the grace of God, prince of Anhalt, duke of Saxony, Angria, and Westphalia, count of Ascania, and lord of Bernburg and Zerbst.

Engraver: S. Grillet

Reverse

Prince William Louis and his entourage, standing at the bottom of a mining shaft. Above, an official sitting in an armchair, being hoisted down, escorted by two people with lanterns on a ladder. To the left, a gallery with four miners. To the right, a lady with her entourage visiting a gallery, and two miners above, with lantern, bucket, and wheelbarrow. Inscription on ribbon and radiant sun at the top.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SUB · PRÆSIDIO · ALTISSIMI · NIL · TIMENDVM
1694

Translation: There is nothing to fear under the protection of the highest.

Engraver: S. Grillet

Edge

Plain

Comments

Based on a medal by A. Karlsteen depicting the visit of King Charles XI of Sweden to the Sala silver mine.

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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1694

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