AN EXTREMELY RARE NORTH GERMAN 'GNADENPFENNIG' OF ANNA MARIA OF BRANDENBURG, the cast and chased gold medal, 31mm. diam., bust of Anna Maria left wearing decorated dress with high ruff and ornately embroidered gable hood, VGG.ANN.MAR.GEBO.MARG.ZU.BRAND.HERZ.Z.STE.PO., reverse conjoined shields with griffon supporters, half-length figure of Neptune above, set in contemporary gold frame of openwork scrolls and flowerheads enamelled in red, green, blue and white, set with four diamond collets at the cardinal points and four ruby collets in the angles, with integral ring for suspension (frame restored, small piece loose), circa 1600

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AN EXTREMELY RARE NORTH GERMAN 'GNADENPFENNIG' OF ANNA MARIA OF BRANDENBURG, the cast and chased gold medal, 31mm. diam., bust of Anna Maria left wearing decorated dress with high ruff and ornately embroidered gable hood, VGG.ANN.MAR.GEBO.MARG.ZU.BRAND.HERZ.Z.STE.PO., reverse conjoined shields with griffon supporters, half-length figure of Neptune above, set in contemporary gold frame of openwork scrolls and flowerheads enamelled in red, green, blue and white, set with four diamond collets at the cardinal points and four ruby collets in the angles, with integral ring for suspension (frame restored, small piece loose), circa 1600
6.3cm. x 5.6cm.

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INDENTAnna Maria, Margravine of Brandenburg (1567-1618), daughter of Johann Georg Elector of Brandenburg (1525-98), married in 1581 Barnim XII of Reugenwalde (1549-1603), the younger brother of Johann Friedrich Bishop of Cammin and Duke of Stettin (1569-1600). She became Duchess of Stettin and Pomerania when her husband inherited the Duchy in 1600 and it is possible this gnadenpfennig was cast to celebrate her accession. The medal is unpublished and probably unique

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