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Gilded silver medal featuring a view of the medieval...

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Gilded silver medal featuring a view of the medieval city of Augsburg on the obverse, with two oval shields featuring a double-headed eagle. Inscriptions: Augsburg / 25 JUNI / 1530 / CONFESSIO AVGUVSTANA. Signed: P LOVY (Pierre Lovy, born 1937) On reverse: Christ on the cross in the center, flanked by Luther, an open Bible on his chest, and Melanchthon, bareheaded, chalice and host in his hands. Inscriptions: "D. Mart. Luther Ph. Melanchth/Evangelium pure docetur & Sacramenta recte administrantur". Weight : 202 g. approx.