Medal - Gutenberg

Medal - Gutenberg - obverseMedal - Gutenberg - reverse

© Dave Kane

Features

Location United States
Type Commemorative medals › Company medal
Year 1900
Composition Bronze
Diameter 70 mm
Thickness 5 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
30813

Obverse

Old printing press oak branch around left side of medal

Script: Latin

Lettering: Printing Press used by Gutenberg in 1450 To the honor and memory of Johan Gutenberg inventor of movable types

Engraver: Anton Scharff

Reverse

Octuple Printing press

Script: Latin

Lettering:
In commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the birth of Gutenberg
Octuple Press printing 192,000 4 page newspapers per hour invented and constructed by R Hoe and co. in 1900

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1900 

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