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Hanau-Münzenberg. Friedrich Casimir silver Medal 1658-Dated AU55 NGC, Suchier-469, Reimmann-5072. 58mm. 28.27gm. Date in chronogram. Struck to the weight of 1-1/2 Talers on the laying of the foundation stone of the Lutheran Church in Hanau in the presence of Prince-Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony. An imposing and extremely rare medal that ties together the historical threads running from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 through the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War. Featuring an incredibly intricate scene of the Lutheran Church aboard an ark, this specimen appears admirably preserved, the fields still lustrous and lightly toned without any traces of cleaning and only minimal die strain. The nearest example we have been able to locate sold for 19,000 CHF in December 2019.
Like the remainder of the House of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Friedrich Casimir was a Lutheran. The territories of Hanau-Münzenberg which he inherited in 1642, however, had long been Calvinist, in keeping with the Augsburg principle of cuius regio, eius religio ("whose realm, their religion"). Friedrich permitted the Calvinists to retain their religion, a decision which meant that he was hardly able to hold Lutheran services for himself outside of his palace chapel until 1658, when he completed the church commemorated here, thanks to the substantial financial support of Johann Georg.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/german-states-hanau-munzenberg-friedrich-casimir-silver-medal-1658-dated-au55-ngc-/a/3096-30246.s?type=CoinArchives3096
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Estimate: 8000-12000 USD
Hanau-Münzenberg. Friedrich Casimir silver Medal 1658-Dated AU55 NGC, Suchier-469, Reimmann-5072. 58mm. 28.27gm. Date in chronogram. Struck to the weight of 1-1/2 Talers on the laying of the foundation stone of the Lutheran Church in Hanau in the presence of Prince-Elector Johann Georg II of Saxony. An imposing and extremely rare medal that ties together the historical threads running from the Peace of Augsburg in 1555 through the Peace of Westphalia in 1648 that ended the Thirty Years' War. Featuring an incredibly intricate scene of the Lutheran Church aboard an ark, this specimen appears admirably preserved, the fields still lustrous and lightly toned without any traces of cleaning and only minimal die strain. The nearest example we have been able to locate sold for 19,000 CHF in December 2019.
Like the remainder of the House of Hanau-Lichtenberg, Friedrich Casimir was a Lutheran. The territories of Hanau-Münzenberg which he inherited in 1642, however, had long been Calvinist, in keeping with the Augsburg principle of cuius regio, eius religio ("whose realm, their religion"). Friedrich permitted the Calvinists to retain their religion, a decision which meant that he was hardly able to hold Lutheran services for himself outside of his palace chapel until 1658, when he completed the church commemorated here, thanks to the substantial financial support of Johann Georg.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/german-states/german-states-hanau-munzenberg-friedrich-casimir-silver-medal-1658-dated-au55-ngc-/a/3096-30246.s?type=CoinArchives3096
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 8000-12000 USD