Jean Frédéric Ostervald

Reverse

Nine-line inscription in the centre. Clouds and sun glittering above. Two palm branches tied by a ribbon below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ECCL : NEOCOM :
PASTOR SOCIET : REG
IN ANGLIA AD PROPAG :
EVANG : INSTITUTÆ SOCIUS
UT ET SOCIETE : AD PROMOT :
COGNIT : CHRISTIANÆ
NAT : XXIV NOV :
AN : MDCLXIII
J · D · F · 1740 ·

Comment

Jean Frédéric Ostervald or Johann Friedrich Osterwald (1663 -1747) was a Reformed theologian, preacher, lecturer and author from Neuchâtel. His writings had a great influence, bringing spiritual renewal among Waldensian, Dutch, German, Hungarian and Scandinavian Protestants. His work has been referred to in retrospect as the "Second Reformation".