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Peter Henry Lang
German
19th century
Medium/Technique
Metal; white metal
Dimensions
Diameter and weight: 60 mm (2 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Malcolm Storer
Accession Number30.73
NOT ON VIEW
CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Peter Henry Lang.
Obverse: Profile bust of Peter Henry Lang looking to proper left; inscribed in a gothic script at edge and on bust.
Reverse: Possibly a harp, sword, and oak bough; inscribed in runic-style letters above and in exergue and scratched into the surface at proper right "1859".
Obverse: Profile bust of Peter Henry Lang looking to proper left; inscribed in a gothic script at edge and on bust.
Reverse: Possibly a harp, sword, and oak bough; inscribed in runic-style letters above and in exergue and scratched into the surface at proper right "1859".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "PETER [HENRIK] [LANG]" and on bust "IAM".
Reverse: Inscribed above and in exergue in script.
Reverse: Inscribed above and in exergue in script.
ProvenanceBy 1930, Malcolm Storer; 1930, given by Malcolm Storer to the MFA. (Accession Date: February 6, 1930)