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Two Medals - Emperor Joseph II's "Edict of Tolerance",
Two Medals - Emperor Joseph II's "Edict of Tolerance",
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Two medals struck to commemorate the "Edict of Tolerance" issued by Emperor Joseph II, which granted rights to the Jews of Austria and to non-Catholic Christian sects (Protestants and Orthodox Christians). [Holland], 1782.
1. Silver medal. Signed: "I.G. Holtzhey" (Johann Georg Holtzhey). Obverse: portrait of Emperor Joseph II surrounded by a legend. Reverse: figure kneeling above an altar showing the Tablets of the Law. Surmounted by the legend "Amicissima Veritas". Beneath it is the year in Roman numerals, "MDCCLXXXII" [1782].
Diameter: 45 mm.
2. Medal; signed: "Reich". Obverse: relief portrait of Emperor Joseph II, his name and the legend "Tolerantia Imperantis" [Tolerance Rules]. Reverse: a rabbi, a Catholic bishop and a Protestant priest praying. Surmounted by an eagle (the symbol of the empire) carrying a sign - "In Deo".
Diameter: 44 mm. Slight defects.
Provenance: collection of Bruno Kirschner.
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