This plaque was made by the Berlin Mint as a promotional gift for New Year 1909 and depicts the bear as a symbol of Berlin. On the bear's back sits a small child holding garlands of flowers. On the ground is a horn of plenty.
| Artist |
Paul Sturm
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Staatliche Münze Berlin
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| Title | Plaque Medal with New Year Wishes of the Berlin State Mint |
| Date | 1909 |
| Period | 20th century |
| Location |
Germany
TGN
Berlin TGN |
| Medium and support | founding (metal or glass working) AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | text on the front side: <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;">GRUSS AUS / DER / MÜNZE 1909</span></p> |
| on the front side: <p><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:10.0pt;">STURM .</span></p> | |
| Collection | medals AAT |
| Object type | plaques (flat objects) AAT |
| Inventory number | 1911-DK |
| Acquisition credit |
gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1913-06-23 |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DK |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8241/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus | 300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
25F24(BOAR)
hoofed animals: boar
Iconclass
31D112 child Iconclass 43A1 periodic celebrations, popular feasts Iconclass 43A141 January 1 (~ festivities) Iconclass 43A4241 coins specially minted for the occasion (triumphal entry, etc.) (Dutch: 'strooipenningen') Iconclass 480 symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ art; 'Arte' (Ripa) Iconclass 61E(BERLIN) names of cities and villages (BERLIN) Iconclass |
| Exposition Internationale de Bruxelles en 1910 : Salon international de la médaille contemporaine... : Groupe II: Beaux-Arts ; Classe 9B: Gravure en médailles (Bruxelles, Palais du Cinquantenaire, 01.05 - 15.11.1910) ; Catalogue / Victor Tourneur. - Bruxelles : Imprimerie A. Lesigne, 1910 (p. 31, nr. 66) |
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