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500th Anniversary Approaches

harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭
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But this is how they did it for the 200th anniversary of the 95 Theses.

Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

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    291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,205 ✭✭✭✭✭

    What, if any, is the significance of the different sizes of lettering used?

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    harashaharasha Posts: 3,116 ✭✭✭✭✭

    There is a significance to the larger letters. On some medals, it is a date. I do not know the significance here.

    Honors flysis Income beezis Onches nobis Inob keesis

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    IosephusIosephus Posts: 872 ✭✭✭

    @harasha said:
    There is a significance to the larger letters. On some medals, it is a date. I do not know the significance here.

    Indeed, it looks to be a chronogram for 1717 on each side.

    Joe
    Virtus Collection - Renaissance and Baroque Medals
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