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Large Hallmarked "Intempestate Secvritas" Medal

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A really cool, large piece which is a little bigger than a silver dollar. This is a very popular design going back to at least the 16th century and can be found on all sorts of medallions as well as a few types of coins.
The hallmarks on this one identify it as .800 silver and made in Vienna, Austria sometime between 1925 and 1975. It's also marked by the manufacturer "SCH. R", but I have not been able to determine who this is.
This is the first item of this sort I have come across.


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 Posted 03/21/2014  3:07 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bpoc1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Fantastic detail!
A Dragon Slayer
Christ or a Saint in a storm.
IMHO
I would be really interested in what/who is being represented.
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03/21/2014 3:44 pm
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King Charles slaying the dragon on one side. Christ asleep in a storm and a sailor trying to wake him.
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 Posted 03/21/2014  8:14 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add alganbagerap to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Obverse:
St. George, mounted, slaying dragon
Around which:
St. GEORGIUS EQUITUM PATRONUS
(St. George Patron Saint of Knights)
Reverse:
A storm tossed ship containing a sleeping Christ
and two frightened Apostles
Around which:
INTEMPESTATE SECURITAS
(Safety in the storm)
You can read all sorts of nonsense about these on ebay. Here's the true story:
The obverse comes from a coin called a Mansfeld thaler. First minted in 1521, it was commissioned by a
Count vonMansfeld and honoured his family's patron saint. The von Mansfeld family trade was warfare and his symbol was adopted for luck by his mercenary troops.
Skipping forward a century or so and the thaler had been replaced by a charm or amulet bearing St George but now with the addition of Christ on the reverse.
This design is generally credited to a Hungarian engraver, Christian Hermann Roth and, with modifications, has been in continuous production ever since.
Even resources like the British Museum get this one wildly wrong.
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 Posted 03/22/2014  3:37 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add bpoc1 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks Alganbagerap. You did your research! Interesting, "the family trade was warfare." Sad that this trade still goes on today.
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