ChrisB

I would think it would have to be this 1565 Scottish Ryal

Not a coin but a Japanese issue Treaty of Versailles medal ca. 1919

Here is my Dutch Waterloo Medal And the much more recognizable British one by Pistrucci This is the restrike put out in 2015

I have been working on a date/mint set that has passed the 60% mark. This is one of my favorites.

This is one that I wrote up on that other site. It is an incredible piece in my opinion. Silver medal dated 1591 On Happiness in Marriage and the New Year by Valetin Maler, father of Christian Maler Diameter: 45.77 mm Weight: 40.47 g. Obverse: An old man sits on an armchair with a child in his right arm and a Bible in his left, r. next to it stands a naked boy with a palm branch; In the background stands a female figure holding a crown over the old man, in her left hand a flaming goblet Obverse Inscription: BEATUS VIR QVI TIME T DNVM ETAMBVLAT IN VIIS EIVS PSA:128 Translation: HAPPY MAN WHO TIMET unexpectedly that follow the path he PSALMS: 128 Reverse: 17 lines of writing. This is the actual plate piece from the Ehrlanger catalog on Nuremberg medals. I purchased it as ex. Ehrlanger but raw. I sent it in to NGC and they agreed. Even though I sent plenty of proof it was from his catalog I still was more stressed than I should have been until I saw the proof. Erlanger Auction File 03.pdf

Here are a few of my non-German States crown sized coins Brazil 1815R 960 Reis France 1653 ECU Great Britain 1819 Crown Hungary 1703 Thaler Italy 1794 Tallero

My own similar coin to the OP...although mine is not nearly as nice.

Nice. Karl always has nice stuff.

I would call it scarce. There is one listed here: https://www.ma-shops.com/stuecker/item.php?id=1555 It's a bit nicer than mine but then I didn't pay that much either.

It is a 1666 Thaler from Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Commemorative issue: Death of August II. Composition: Silver Weight: 28.57 g Dav#6376

Munster Ottingen Pfalz Prussia Regensburg Saxony Stolberg-Stolberg

Are there any talks of adding a forum category for medallic art? Europe had been battered by the Thirty Years' War and the Eighty Years' War, exacting a heavy toll in money and lives. The Eighty Years' War was a prolonged religious war between Catholics and Protestants, evolving to a struggle for the independence of the Protestant-majority Dutch Republic, supported by Protestant-majority England, against Catholic-dominated Spain and Portugal. The Thirty Years' War was the deadliest of the European wars of religion, centered on the Holy Roman Empire. The war included many domestic and foreign players, siding either with the Catholic League or the Protestant Union. The Peace of Prague (1635) ended most religious aspects of the war, and the French–Habsburg rivalry took over prominence. With between 4.5 million and 8 million dead in the Thirty Years' War alone, and decades of constant warfare, the need for peace became increasingly clear. The Peace of Westphalia is the collective name for two peace treaties signed in October 1648 in the Westphalian cities of Osnabrück and Münster. They ended the Thirty Years' War (1618–1648) and Eighty Years' War (1568–1648), and brought peace to the Holy Roman Empire, closing a calamitous period of European history that killed approximately eight million people. The Holy Roman Emperor, the Spanish Monarchy, the kingdoms of France and Sweden, the United Provinces (Netherlands), and their respective allies among the princes of the Holy Roman Empire participated in these treaties. The negotiation process was lengthy and complex. Talks took place in two cities, because each side wanted to meet on territory under its own control. A total of 109 delegations arrived to represent the belligerent states, but not all delegations were present at the same time. Two treaties were signed to end the war in the Empire: The Treaty of Münster and the Treaty of Osnabrück. These treaties ended the Thirty Years' War in the Holy Roman Empire, with the Habsburgs and their Catholic allies on one side, battling the Protestant powers allied with France, which was Catholic but strongly anti-Habsburg under King Louis XIV. The separate Peace of Münster ended the Eighty Years' War between Spain and the United Provinces. I recently purchased the medal below. It is titled, The Peace of Westphalia and includes some exquisite imagery and die engraving. This was an important event in the history of Europe. Years of terror and war were, in theory, coming to an end and there was reason to be hopeful. One result of this event was that the United Provinces were officially recognized as a nation for the first time. Scholars of international relations have identified the Peace of Westphalia as the origin of principles crucial to modern international relations, including the inviolability of borders and non-interference in the domestic affairs of sovereign states. Dated 1648 By E. Ketteler Weight: 36.4g Diameter: 57.6mm Schulman, Pax 96, Goppel 680 Obverse: “alas, the lions joined together have come under the Lord's chariot”. Peace, holding reins, winged caduceus, and cornucopia, driving chariot pulled by two crowned lions right, one holding bundle of arrows in raised forepaw, the other holding a scepter; around, military and musical instruments cast aside; in two lines to right, PAX/HIS PANO BATAVA. Reverse: “The happiness of peace unto the Christian world, however devised or accomplished by such kingdoms and provinces, either alone or by ocean, land, or sea, is the security of public harmony, for which we hope and vow here in the monastery of Westphalia in the year 1648” in ten lines. Based on a draft from the Spanish delegation, the Münster mint-master Ketteler minted a medallion which shows the triumphal carriage of the goddess of peace being pulled by the Spanish and Dutch lions fighting spirit is transformed into a desire for peace. On the eve of his departure, Peñaranda, leader of the Spanish delegation at the Peace of Westphalia, wrote to Spanish nobleman Don Luis de Haro, enclosing a copy of the medal which he and others had had designed and struck, at Münster , to celebrate the conclusion of the Peace. Fabio Chigi (later Pope Alexander VII) wrote in his diary on June 27, 1648, at his visit with the Spanish chief diplomat Peňaranda “che fa donar miei una medaglia per uno della sua pace di Olanda” (who gave me a medal on the peace with Holland ). Little is known of the engraver, Engelbert Kettler. Forrer’s Biographical Dictionary of Medallists merely states that he was mint-master at Osnabruck in 1637 an Munster from 1638-1656. This medal has the distinction of being included in the exhibition (and subsequent book) “50 Masterworks for the Golden Age” a collection of Dutch medals from the 17th century. Allegory of the Peace of Westphalia, by Jacob Jordaens Feel free to post anything that you feel is relevant. Sources: Wikipedia verschoor.com Biographical Dictionary of Medallists: by Leonard Forrer 50 Masterworks from the Golden Age: by Nomos and John Endlich Antiquars

I'll post a few that I think are candidates. The first is frequently on list of most beautiful world coins. Iceland 1930 10 Kronur German States Eichstatt Thaler. This one fits my core collection than the Iceland piece does.

Here are a few that I like. Israel 1968 Italy 1915 Niue 2022

The die used to strike this was just about used up I think.

More German States Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel another Brunswick-Wolfenbuttel Eichstatt Lubeck another Lubeck

German States 1669 SCHLES.-HOLSTEIN-GOTTORP 1/16 Thaler

A few more: German States - Augsburg 1694 Thaler Bavaria 1810 Thaler Brandenburg-Franconia 1539 Thaler

Well, how is a head on a platter for bizarre? Someone else posted one like this one but I love the serpent consuming man on this. And to finish things up, how about a winged elephant? I wouldn't want to walk under him.

I finally pulled the trigger and moved over here this morning thanks to a gentle nudge. The core of my collection is German States Thalers, especially ones depicting the Wildman. My avatar is a head shot of one of my favorites. Not a particularly scarce variety but one of the more nicely struck pieces.

The first 30 or so years of my life were in Delaware. Someday I will get around to replacing this crappy photo. Specifically, I grew up outside the state capital, Dover, in a town called Wyoming and attended Caesar Rodney High School. Caesar Rodney, of course, was on the first state quarter.

I have more than a few. Here are a couple of my favorites.