Germany.

AE Medal 1837, Mainz.

By JJ Neuss. On the erection of the Gutenberg monument by Thorvaldsen.
Av.: MON IO GVTENBERGII PMD XIV AVG MDCCCXXXVII MOGVNT INAVGVR, View of the statue, signed in the section NEUSS F.
Rv.: 11-line font: ARTEM / QVAE GRAECOS LATVIT / LATVITQVE LATINOS / GERMANI SOLERS / EXTVDIT INGENIVM / NVNC QVIDQVID / VETERES SAPIVNT/ SAPIVNTQVE RECENTES / NON SIBI / SED POPVLIS OMNIBVS / ID SAPIVNT.
Diameter: 40 mm. Weight: 32.41 g.

Wurzbach: 3451; Jehne: 28.
Almost mint condition