E-auction 583-537914 - fwo_833587 - GERMANY 5 Mark Gerhard Mercator Proof 1969 Stuttgart
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Estimate : | 15 € |
Price : | 13 € |
Maximum bid : | 13 € |
End of the sale : | 17 June 2024 17:14:00 |
bidders : | 6 bidders |
Type : 5 Mark Gerhard Mercator Proof
Date: 1969
Mint name / Town : Stuttgart
Quantity minted : 200000
Metal : silver
Millesimal fineness : 625 ‰
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 11,21 g.
Edge : inscrite en creux TERRAE DESCRIPTIO AD USUM NAVIGANTIUM
Obverse
Obverse legend : BUNDESREPUBLIK / DEUTSCHLAND / 1969/ 5 DEUTSCHE / MARK F.
Obverse description : Aigle héraldique stylisé.
Reverse
Reverse legend : 1512-1594. GERHARD. MERCATOR.
Reverse description : Buste du mathématicien et géographe Mercator. En arrière plan un planisphère.
Commentary
Gérard Mercator, né le 5 mars 1512 à Rupelmonde et mort le 2 décembre 1594 à Duisbourg, est un mathématicien et géographe flamand, auteur de la fameuse projection de Mercator..