Deutscher Dom - Architect Carl von Gontard ND front Deutscher Dom - Architect Carl von Gontard ND back
Deutscher Dom - Architect Carl von Gontard ND photo
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Deutscher Dom - Architect Carl von Gontard ND

 
Silver 28.79 g 40 mm
Description
Location
Federal Republic of Germany
Period
Federal Republic (1949-date)
Type
Medals › Commemorative medals
Composition
Silver
Weight
28.79 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
3 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled, Milled (high relief) (strike)
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#433331
Rarity index
97%

Reverse

3 lines above the portrait of the architect: "1731 - 1791 C. P. CH. V. GONTARD".

Lettering:
C. P. CH. V. GONTARD
1731 -
1791

Engraver: Helmut König

Edge

Plain

Comment

In 1943, the New Church was almost completely destroyed in the bombing of Berlin in World War II and was subsequently rebuilt from 1983 to 1996. The church now serves as a museum. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neue_Kirche,_Berlin