Wurttemberg, Stuttgart. Gymnasium Illustre Ducat, 1685.

Wurttemberg, Stuttgart. Gymnasium Illustre Ducat, Mint Year 1685.
Denomination: Silver Strike of the Medallic Gold Ducat, which commemorates the completion of the Gymnasium Illustre in Stuttgart.



Obverse: Perspective view of the Gymnasium Illustre (Latin name for a School of High education, located in protestand lands) in Stuttgart.
Legend: SAP [AE]DIF SIBI DOMUM EXCID COLUMN VII ("Wisdom has built her house; she has hewn out its seven pillars.")
Exergue: PROV . IX . V . I . (Book of Proverbs 9:1) / ICM (Johann Christoph Müller)

Reverse: Legend in seven lines above date in roman numeral.
Legend: C . B . D / GYMN. STVTG. / AUSPICIIS . / SRSS . WURT . DUC . / FRID . CAROL . / ADMIN . OPT . / FUND . / XXVII MART . / MDCLXXXV ("(completed) with God´s help and under the protectorate of the Duke of Wurttemberg Frederick Charles, best of Administrators, on 27th of March 1685")
Translated: "Hard work please the fittest"

Engraver: Johann Christoph Müller
References: Klein/Raff 170.11a, KM-. R!
Ruler: Friedrich Karl of Winnenden as administrator.
Diameter: 26 mm
Weight: 5.69 gram of Silver