Medal - August Hermann Niemeyer

Features

Location Kingdom of Prussia (German States)
King Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III) (1797-1840)
Type Commemorative medals › Personality or portrait medal
Year 1827
Composition Silver
Weight 41.8 g
Diameter 46 mm
Thickness 4.6 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled (high relief)
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
56115
References Slg. Brett# 3079
Josef Brettauer, Eduard Holzmair; 1937. Medicina in nummis : Sammlung Dr. Josef Brettauer. Kunsthistorische Museum, Vienna, Austria.

Commemorative issue

50th Year Doctorate of August Hermann Niemeyer, Chancellor of U. of Halle

Obverse

Relief bust left, legend surrounding between 2 rings

Script: Latin

Lettering:
D. AVG. HERM. NIEMEYER VNIV. FRID. CANC. INST. FRANCK. DIR. HAL.
* NAT. D.1 SEPT. MDCCLIV *

Engravers: Christoph Carl Pfeuffer, Daniel Friedrich Loos

Reverse

High relief: Seated Prometheus in toga, on left facing right, torch aloft in left hand;
Helmeted Minerva standing right facing left right hand bestowing wisdom to man on pedestal, owl perched on shield behind her
date in exergue, legend surrounding between 2 rings

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ALTERI CONDITORI SVO ANTE HOS L ANN. CREATO DOCT. PHIL. INSTIT. FRANCKIANA HAL.*

A. MDCCCXXVII
D. XVIII M. APR

Engravers: Christoph Carl Pfeuffer, Daniel Friedrich Loos

Edge

SMOOTH

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1827  April 18

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