GERMANY Baptismal Medal (Taufmedaille) ca. 1800 Jesus Christ / Lamb of God. NGC MS 63

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Certification details

Certification number: 8590957-009

Grade: MS 63

Nominal value: SILVER

Mint Mark: GERMANY

Variety: BAPTISMAL MEDAL ; LOOS - (37mm)

Year: (UNDATED)

1800, Germany, Prussia. Jesus Christ / Lamb of God. Silver Baptismal Medal. NGC MS-63!

Engraver: L. Held
Mint Place: Berlin
Mint Year: ca. 1800.
References: Sommer -, GPH -. Rare!
Maker: Daniel Friedrich Loos (1735-1819)
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-63!
Denominatino: Baptismal Medal (Taufmedaille) - Jesus Christ / Lamb of God (John 1:29).
Material: Silver
Weight: ca. 14gm
Diameter: 37mm


Obverse: Illuminated and draped bust of Jesus Christ left.

Reverse: Paschal lamb of God, holding cross-topped banner with the greek letters "Alpha" and "Omega" resting on a bible with 7 seals, which is placed on a square base with engravved Chi Rho on the front side.
Legend: SIEHE DAS IST GOTTES LAMM WELCHES DER WELT DIE SÜNDE TRÄGT ("Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.")
Exergue: TIL ERINDRING ("In remembrance.")



The phrase "Behold the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world" is spoken by John the Baptist in John 1:29 of the Bible, pointing to Jesus as the ultimate sacrifice.

The Chi Rho (☧, English pronunciation /ˈkaɪ ˈroʊ/ KY-ROH; also known as chrismon) is one of the earliest forms of the Christogram, formed by superimposing the first two (capital) letters—chi and rho (ΧΡ)—of the Greek ΧΡΙΣΤΟΣ (rom: Christos) in such a way that the vertical stroke of the rho intersects the center of the chi.



Daniel Friedrich Loos (1735-1819), was a medallist and coin-engraver, born in Altenburg 15 January 1735 and died in Berlin on 1 October 1819. He was a pupil of Johann Friedrich Stieler, and in 1756 went to Prussia, became mint engraver at Magdeburg, 1756-1767, and was appointed Chief-engraver and Medallist to the Court at Berlin in 1768. He was heralded as the inventor of the mechanism of coining. He was assisted by his son Freidrich Wilhelm Loos.

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