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<p>[QUOTE="Chris B, post: 4472060, member: 87179"]After picking up the piece in the original post it made me curious about Oexlein. Unless I am missing it there isn't much information on him personally but he left quite the legacy when you consider the coinage and medals attributed to him. I just picked up the below medal to go with my Thaler.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picture and description by seller. </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1112575[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Colonial America and Preußen (Prussia) silver Medal. Issued 1763. The Treaty of Hubertusburg and the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War in America) </p><p><br /></p><p>Diameter: 44mm</p><p>Weight: 21.76 g</p><p><br /></p><p>By J. L. Oexlein. </p><p><br /></p><p>Obverse: IAM REDIRE AVDET (now she dares to return...), Germania standing facing, head right, holding scepter and grain ear; mountains and plowman in background; in two lines in exergue, GERMANIA / PACATA (...with Germany being at peace) </p><p><br /></p><p>Reverse: NVNCIA PACIS (the messenger of Peace), view of the Hubertusburg Palace; above, Fama (Rumor) flying right, blowing in one trumpet and holding another; D 15 FEBR MDCCLXIII in exergue. Edge: Plain, with a few light marks. </p><p><br /></p><p>Betts 446; Pax in Nummis 595; Olding 931; Henckel 1658.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Chris B, post: 4472060, member: 87179"]After picking up the piece in the original post it made me curious about Oexlein. Unless I am missing it there isn't much information on him personally but he left quite the legacy when you consider the coinage and medals attributed to him. I just picked up the below medal to go with my Thaler. Picture and description by seller. [ATTACH=full]1112575[/ATTACH] UNITED STATES & GERMANY. Colonial America and Preußen (Prussia) silver Medal. Issued 1763. The Treaty of Hubertusburg and the end of the Seven Years' War (French and Indian War in America) Diameter: 44mm Weight: 21.76 g By J. L. Oexlein. Obverse: IAM REDIRE AVDET (now she dares to return...), Germania standing facing, head right, holding scepter and grain ear; mountains and plowman in background; in two lines in exergue, GERMANIA / PACATA (...with Germany being at peace) Reverse: NVNCIA PACIS (the messenger of Peace), view of the Hubertusburg Palace; above, Fama (Rumor) flying right, blowing in one trumpet and holding another; D 15 FEBR MDCCLXIII in exergue. Edge: Plain, with a few light marks. Betts 446; Pax in Nummis 595; Olding 931; Henckel 1658.[/QUOTE]
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