Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1521-1564) World Coins, Holy Roman

Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1521-1564)

World Coins, Holy Roman Empire (800/962 - 1806). 4 Ducats Medal, n.d.. , school price f.t. Protestant Gymnasium in Klagenfurt, Carinthia, ca. 1555. Nimbate bust of Christ to right, holding globus, EGO SVM VIA VERI ET VITA I4, (John 14). Lamb standing left, AGNVS DEI QVI TOLIT PECCATA MVNDI. Of the greatest rarity, as 4 ducat only 1 other pcs. known.

The Gymnasium in Klagenfurt is the oldest secondary school in Austria. The city of Klagenfurt was a center of Protestans believers. By the Peace of Augsburg in 1555, Protestans had obtained freedom of religion; this school price medal were undoubtedly produced tho celebrate this fact.



See Kuenker Auction 171. Ex jewellery, Au.

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