funbelow Posted April 24, 2014 Report Share Posted April 24, 2014 Its about 69mm, and heavy, uniface, the planchet does not seem to be of even thickness from one side as compared to the other. I believe its pretty old. The lower left (the harpy) and right arms are the older and newer of Nurnberg (Nuremberg), respectively. The botton center arms seem to be a rampant lion supporting the arms of Nurnberg. The top arms, the double headed eagle, were those of the Holy Roman Empire, and the double headed eagle is sometimes seen with the arms shown lower left and right, with the whole melange said to be the arms of Nurnberg. Nurnberg was a Free CIty of the Holy Roman Empire until Napoleon dissolved the Empire in 1806. The Parliaments (Reichstags) of the Empire met frequently in Nurnberg Castle. It appears to have been possibly painted or plated, at any rate covered with something to give it a gold or coppery appearance, which covering has now blackened and is peeling in places. The inscription is "NOSTRAE CHRISTUS FUNDAMENTUM SALUTIS". To either side of the pointy bottom of the uppermost arms, almost in the center, are the initials "V." on the left and "F." on the right. Somebody with the initial V Fecit? Any information, speculation welome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Georg Wilhelm Vestner used V F Georg Wilhelm Vestner and Andreas Vestner Francisca Bernheimer Kommissionsverlag Uni-print , 1984 - Medals - 652 pages "books.google.ca/books?id=T5saAAAAYAAJ - Translate this page Francisca Bernheimer - 1984 - Snippet view - More editions Vs. : Vier Wappenschilder des Kaisers und der Stadt Nürnberg zwischen Palmen und Lorbeerzweigen. Sig. : V.F. Leg. : FVNDAMENTVM SALVTIS NOSTRAE CHRISTVS Rs.: 12 Zeilen: AD RECOLENDAM PI AM MEMORIAM AB AVORVM" This is a double sided medal. http://books.google.ca/books?id=T5saAAAAYAAJ&q=nuremberg+NOSTRAE+CHRISTvS+FvNDAMENTvM&dq=nuremberg+NOSTRAE+CHRISTvS If you can locate a copy in a library it might help you, good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
funbelow Posted April 25, 2014 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Thank you, Constanius. Looking at Vestner's elegant work, my medal seems crude by comparison. If he was the medalist it must have been some very early work. But you have opened an avenue for exploration, and I am grateful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
constanius Posted April 25, 2014 Report Share Posted April 25, 2014 Your unifaced example is probably just a poor copy, plated for a display piece. The huge output of Vestner was not always of the highest quality. From Forrer's (not many engravers used V.F. Vestner or his son do look the most likely) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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