Medal of 20 Ducats ND

Reverse

View from the right bank of the Rhine to the Rhine Falls, including the river section, which extends through the Laufen Castle built on the heights to the Wörth Castle built on a small island in the Rhine. On the bank in the foreground, the personification of Hope stands half to the right in a long, breastless robe and rests with her right shoulder on a ship's anchor on the ground, which she grasps with her left. She looks up to the left at heavenly rays shining through a group of clouds and holds out her right hand with an open hand. At the top, there is an arched scroll with the motto.

Lettering: DEVS ‣ SPES ‣ NOSTRA ‣ EST ‣

Translation: God is our hope.

Comment

The view of the city on the obverse is likely to have been inspired by a detailed drawing made around 1640 by the Schaffhausen goldsmith and later mint master Hans Heinrich Ammann and engraved in copper by the painter and etcher Konrad Mayer.

According to its style, this medal was probably created around the middle of the 17th century.

Only one piece of this type is known:
∙ Auctioned by Fritz Rudolf Künker GmbH & Co. KGm, Auction 285, 2 February 2017, Lot 135. Sold for 65 000 EUR.