SAXONY Memorial Medal 1769 Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (Poet, Novelist & Writer). XF

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1769, Saxony. Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (Poet, Novelist & Writer). Silver Medal.

Mint Year: 1769
Mint Place: Leipzig.
Reference: Merseburger 4506.
Medallist: Joseph Karl Stieler
Condition: Some bag-marks and edge-nicks, otherwise a nice XF medal!
Denomination: Medal - Memorial Medal for Christian Fürchtegott Geller (Poet, Novelist & Writer).
Material: Silver
Weight: 28.72gm
Diameter: 38mm



Obverse: Draped bust of Christian Fürchtegott Gellert left. Medallist´s signature (STIELER F:) below.
Legend: CHRISTIANUS FURCHTEGOTT GELLERT

Reverse: Laureated lyre on a garlanded column, latin legend ("To Devotion.") above, date of birth (4th of July, 1715) and passing (13th of December, 1769) in exergue.
Legend: PIATATI
Exergue: N : IV : IVL : CIƆIƆCCXV / M . XIII . DEC . CIƆIƆCCLXIX.






Christian Fürchtegott Gellert (4 July 1715 – 13 December 1769) was one of the most widely read and influential German writers of the Enlightenment, celebrated for his moral clarity, emotional honesty, and accessible literary style . As a central figure of the Bremer Beiträge group, he helped steer German literature away from French-style pedantry toward a more authentic, sentimental voice, paving the way for the golden age of Goethe and Lessing.

His legacy endures through his "epoch-making" fables, his influential work on epistolary formatting that helped shape the modern written German language, and his collection of spiritual odes and hymns. These sacred texts were deeply embraced by contemporary congregations and famously set to music by legendary composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven and Joseph Haydn.

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