| Location |
Grand Duchy of Hesse-Darmstadt
(Hesse-Darmstadt, German States)
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|---|---|
| Grand duke |
Louis I (Ludwig I) (1806-1830)
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| Type | Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards |
| Year | 1812 |
| Composition | Gold (.981) |
| Weight | 24.54 g |
| Diameter | 28.79 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 573455 |
| References | Schütz V# 3276 Artur Schütz; 2000. Die hessischen Münzen des Hauses Brabant / Teil 5. Hessen-Rheinfels, Hessen-Darmstadt, Hessen-Homburg. Dr. Busso Peus Nachfolger, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. |
Award from the Philological Seminar in Giessen.
Bust facing right.
Script: Latin
Lettering: LVDOVICVS M. D. HASS. ET AD RHENVM
Engraver: Gottlieb Goetze
Minerva, holding a wreath in her raised right hand, sits facing left on a pedestal, with an owl behind her.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
SEMINARII PHIL. GIESS. CONDITOR BENE MERENTI
COND. A. MDCCCXII
Engraver: Gottlieb Goetze
Since 1807, only three medals – worth 5, 7 and 9 ducats – were awarded each year, and the recipients were published in the Government Bulletin.
This medal was minted with a value of 7 ducats.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| 1812 |
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| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
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Künker Auction 437 Lot 180
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28 Jan 2026 |
XF (NGC MS 62 PL) |
USD 5531.04
(EUR 4800.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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