150th anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1899 front 150th anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1899 back
150th anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 1899 photo
© Münzzentrum Rheinland

150th anniversary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

1899 year
Bronze 112.6 g 66 mm
Description
Location
Germany (1871-1948)
Emperor
William II (1888-1918)
Type
Commemorative medals › Personality medals
Year
1899
Composition
Bronze
Weight
112.6 g
Diameter
66 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#399803
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

Two female figures from the front, one naked with a mirror in her outstretched right hand, the other sitting with a lyre, the personification of poetry and truth, in the background the city skyline of Frankfurt.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
WARHEIT. v. DICHTVNG.
H. KAUFMANN

Engraver: Hugo Kaufmann

Comment

Katalog der Großen Kunstausstellung Berlin 1917c

Official Jubilee medal issued by the Magistrate of the city of Frankfurt am Main.

Minted by Josef Christlbauer in Vienna