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The obverse of this medal represents Martin Luther with legend and the reverse shows a cinque-foil resette, with a heart in the centre, and legend.\nThere is a monogram that has been variously identified to be by Hieronymus Magdeburger or Michael Hohenauer. Although Hohenauer is the more likely, the identity of the medallist remains uncertain. He was probably a Mint-master in Saxony; some of his medals portray the Dukes of Saxony. He possibly worked at the Joachimsthal Mint. (Habich, II, 1, p.272.Habich, G. 'Die Deutschen Medailleure des XVI. Jahrhunderts' Munich, 1929-34).\n","physicalDescription":"Copper 82.3%, zinc 14.3%. Iron, nickel, lead and tin also present. 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