Germany. Meissen. Commemorative ceramic medal for the re-establishment of the Diocese of Meissen, 1921

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Germany. Meissen. Commemorative ceramic medal for the re-establishment of the Diocese of Meissen, 1921. Obv. ORA PRO NOBIS. Saint Benno, Bishop of Meissen, with crozier and book, a fish with a key in its mouth at right. Rev. WIEDERERRICHTUNG DES BISTUMS MEISSEN. In center, within a star formed by five cherub heads: GEGRÜNDET 967 – ERNEUERT 1921. 20.88 g. 50 mm. UNC. Issued in 1921 to mark the restoration of the ancient Diocese of Meissen, originally founded in 967 and suppressed in the 16th century during the Reformation. The medal, made in the famous Meissen ceramic tradition, evokes the continuity of faith, with Saint Benno—the patron saint of Meissen—invoked as intercessor.

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