The Arms and Fortifications of the City of Nuremberg

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Artist/Maker	Unknown
Place of origin	Nuremberg (made)

This is a lead medal made in Nuremberg, Germany, and dated 1613. The obverse of the medal represents the shield of the Holy Roman Empire, crowned, and the walls of a fortified city. The reverse shows a Latin inscription commemorating a restoration of the defences of Nuremberg in 1613, soon after the beginnings of the so-called Thirty Years War.

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Categories	Access_to_Images 2003 Coins & Medals SCRAN Medallions
Object type	Medallion
Title	The Arms and Fortifications of the City of Nuremberg (generic title)
Materials and techniques	Lead Lead
Brief description	Medallion, lead, arms and fortifications of the City of Nuremberg, German (Nuremberg), dated 1613
Dimensions	Diameter: 8.25cm
Object history	Bought in 1872.
Historical context	The restoration of the defences, commemorated by this medal, was completed soon after the beginnings of the Thirty Years War.
Subjects depicted	Shields Walls
Place depicted	Nuremberg
Summary	This is a lead medal made in Nuremberg, Germany, and dated 1613. The obverse of the medal represents the shield of the Holy Roman Empire, crowned, and the walls of a fortified city. The reverse shows a Latin inscription commemorating a restoration of the defences of Nuremberg in 1613, soon after the beginnings of the so-called Thirty Years War.
Bibliographic reference	List of Objects in the Art Division, South Kensington, Acquired During the Year 1872, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition. London: Printed by George E. Eyre and William Spottiswoode for H.M.S.O., p. 47
Collection	Sculpture Collection
Accession number	579-1872

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Record created	January 20, 2004
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O89806/the-arms-and-fortifications-of-medallion-unknown/

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