Medal - City rights of Landau 700th anniversary
Features
| Location |
Federal Republic of Germany
 |
|---|---|
| Period |
Federal Republic (1949-date)
|
| Type | Commemorative medals |
| Year | 1974 |
| Composition | Silver (.835) |
| Weight | 3 g |
| Diameter | 25 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Number | N# 565914 |
Commemorative issue
The 700th anniversary of city right, Landau in der Pfalz
Obverse
City coat of arms and guild symbols, inscriptions
Script: Latin
Lettering:
1274
LANDAU I.D. PFALZ
700 JAHRE STADTRECHT
1974
835
Translation:
1274
Landau in det Pfalz
700 years of city rights
1974
835
Reverse
Reissue of a tournose coin from Philip III of France (reigned 1270-1285). A Greek cross surrounded by two lines of text.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
LVDOVICVS REX
BNDICTV: SIT: NOME: DNI: NRI: DEI: IHV: XPI
Translation:
King Ludvig
Blessed be the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, God
Edge
Plain
Comments
The medal was issued by the local crafts association in Landau (“Landauer Handwerk”) as a commemorative item for the 700th anniversary of the city’s charter. The reverse side of the medal is a deliberate replica of a famous medieval coin: a Gros tournois, originally introduced by the French King Louis IX (the Saint) in 1266. The choice of this coin as a model stems from the fact that Landau received its town charter in 1274, a time when the “tournois” was the most important and stable silver coin in Europe and served as a sort of standard currency.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 97
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Bullion value: USD 5.87
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Actual silver weight: 0.081 oz
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