Austria - 1811

Establishment of the Landesmuseum Joanneum
Obverse - Austria - Establishment of the Landesmuseum Joanneum 1811 Reverse - Austria - Establishment of the Landesmuseum Joanneum 1811
Obverse - Bust of Archduke John of Austria in an oval, facing right, floating in the clouds.
Below, The Landesmuseum Joanneum
Exergue, IOANNEUM / GESTIFTET D : 16 IUL / 1811 .
Reverse - Styria stands before a student holding a scroll. Against a tree leans a shield with a rearing two-tailed beast bellowing smoke or flame.
On the scroll, GE: / SCHICH: / TE DER / STEIER / MARK
Exergue, SIE LEHRE DICH / DER VAETER WERTH / ZU SEYN
Size, 47 mm.
 
The Landesmuseum Joanneum was established in 1811 by the Archduke John and is in existence today. The medal itself is struck from silver and is a remarkable 5mm thick!