NEWP - 1761 Osnabruck sede vacante medal

worldcoinguy · April 28, 2007 3:13AM

This one just arrived today and I wanted to share. It is a 1761 Sede Vacante medal from the german state of Osnabruck, attributed as Kennepohl 384 / Zepernick 236. The picture is a tad fuzzy, so I will need to practice reshooting this later.

DesertRat · April 28, 2007 3:19AM

very nice. Thanks for sharing!

What are the emblems around the edges? Coats of arms?

worldcoinguy · April 28, 2007 4:20AM

<< <i>What are the emblems around the edges? Coats of arms? >>

Thanks! I must admit I am trying to figure out the background on the crests myself.

coinpictures · April 28, 2007 6:23AM

The heraldry/coat of arms motif is very similar in design to the reverse of this Swiss shooting thaler.

All the various cities, counties, etc. that made up a certain state maybe?

theboz11 · April 28, 2007 6:52AM

TwoKopeiki · April 28, 2007 7:21AM

Very nice example! Congratulations on the pick-up.

worldcoinguy · April 28, 2007 9:53AM

That is a great Swiss piece Dan!

coinpictures · April 28, 2007 10:11AM

Looking at that thaler a bit closer, it's weird: all of the coats of arms on the obverse have a number above them, but not in seemingly any kind of order. On the other hand, four of the coats of arms on the reverse do NOT have a number above them.

Interestingly bizarre... ???

NEWP - 1761 Osnabruck sede vacante medal

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