© Ben Dettweiler (CC BY)
© Ben Dettweiler (CC BY)
School Prize Medal ND
1660 year| Silver | 5.81 g | 27.5 mm |
| Location | City of Basel |
|---|---|
| Type | Award medals › Scholastic, academic and scientific awards |
| Year | 1660 |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 5.81 g |
| Diameter | 27.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#169090 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 97% |
Reverse
Tree tended by two husbandmen, the one on the left watering it. Sun emerging from clouds above.
Script: Latin
Lettering: + SINE NUMINE FRUSTRA +
Translation: All is in vain without God.
Comment
The reverse is a reproduction of an engraving by Peter Iselberg (1568-1630), from the book Emblemata Politica: In aula magna Curiæ Noribergensis depicta (1617) by Remus Georg (1561-1625):© Herzog August Bibliothek Wolfenbüttel (CC BY-SA 4.0)
References:
Christian Winterstein (2012): The Basel medals. Cabaret from four centuries., No. 466.
Reginald Stuart Poole (1878): A Descriptive Catalog of the Swiss Coins in the South Kensington Museum, number 25, page 46.
