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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1979.428.679
People
Unidentified Artist
Title
Two Pfennig Coin
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
1855
Culture
German
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/179277

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Copper
Dimensions
2 cm diam. x 0.2 cm depth (13/16 x 1/16 in.)
3.1 g
Denomination
two pfennig
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: obverse: K. S. S. M.
  • inscription: reverse: 2 / PFENNIGE / 1855 / F

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Unspecified Collection
Accession Year
1979
Object Number
1979.428.679
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: crowned shield with horizontal stripes, over which is a diagonal crown [=arms of Saxony].

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