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GERMANY. Medallic Issues. Nurnberg. 200th Anniversary of the Augsburg Confession Silver Medal, 1730. NGC MS-62.
Goppel-314; Whiting-418. Diameter 44.1 mm. Weight 29.13 gms. By Peter Paul Werner. This medal celebrates the bicentennial of the presentation of the tenets of the new Lutheran faith to the Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg on June 25, 1530. Obverse: Conjoined busts of Martin Luther and Philipp Melancthon facing right. Reverse: The reading of the statement of the Lutheran faith to Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg, quote from 1 Timothy 6:12, "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life ... a good profession before many witnesses."
From the Augustana Collection.
Estimate: $200 - $300
Goppel-314; Whiting-418. Diameter 44.1 mm. Weight 29.13 gms. By Peter Paul Werner. This medal celebrates the bicentennial of the presentation of the tenets of the new Lutheran faith to the Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg on June 25, 1530. Obverse: Conjoined busts of Martin Luther and Philipp Melancthon facing right. Reverse: The reading of the statement of the Lutheran faith to Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Augsburg, quote from 1 Timothy 6:12, "Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life ... a good profession before many witnesses."
From the Augustana Collection.
Estimate: $200 - $300