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Collector's Choice October 2021 Auction 12-14 Oct 2021
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GERMANY. Weimar Republic. 400th Anniversary of the Death of Albrecht Durer Silver Medal, 1928. Munich Mint. CHOICE UNCIRCULATED.
Erlanger-994; Erlanger Coll-1553; Mende-126. Diameter: 36mm; Weight: 24.93 gms. By J. Bernhart. Obverse: ALBRECHT DÜRER-IAHR NÜRNBERG, facing bust, holding tablet and stylis; Reverse: EHRT EVRE / DEVTSCHEN / MEISTER!, two coats-of-arms set upon platform. Edge: BAYER. HAUPTMÜNZAMT SILBER 900 f. Exceptionally brilliant and prooflike, though a few light hairlines are noted.
Erlanger-994; Erlanger Coll-1553; Mende-126. Diameter: 36mm; Weight: 24.93 gms. By J. Bernhart. Obverse: ALBRECHT DÜRER-IAHR NÜRNBERG, facing bust, holding tablet and stylis; Reverse: EHRT EVRE / DEVTSCHEN / MEISTER!, two coats-of-arms set upon platform. Edge: BAYER. HAUPTMÜNZAMT SILBER 900 f. Exceptionally brilliant and prooflike, though a few light hairlines are noted.
A prolific painter, printmaker, and humanist during the German Renaissance, Albrecht Durer garnered quite the reputation while still in his 20's, communicating with many of the leading artists of his time while receiving the patronage of Holy Roman Emperor Maximilian I. One of his most famous works, his Self-Portrait at Twenty Eight, is notable for its allusion to earlier versions of the Christ Pantocrator icon, and is similarly rendered on the obverse of this commemorative medal.
Estimate: $40 - $60