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Johann Geuder (1496–1557)

Loan
Dateca. 1526
MediumSolnhofen stone
DimensionsDiam.: 1 5/8 in. (4.11 cm)
Credit LineDr. Stephen K. and Janie Woo Scher Collection
Accession numberSCHER.2014.15.587
Commentary

This stone would have been used as the model for creating a mold from which a medal would have been cast. Johann Geuder, the eldest son of Martin Geuder (14551532), was senior Bürgermeister of Nuremberg in 1545.

Source: Scher, Stephen K., et al. The Scher Collection of Commemorative Medals. New York and London, 2019.  

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