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Alchemical medals - Paul Ferguson - 12-05-2023
"Alchemical medals represented together with alchemical coins a category of artifacts that were to be made of precious metals obtained by the alleged transmutation of base metals, often to commemorate this supposed success. They mostly used alchemical symbolism, but in some cases, they also bore an inscription referring to the alleged transformation of metals. However, more types of objects were included among the alchemical medals and coins. Vladimír Karpenko divided them into four categories: I. Coins and medals made from a precious metal allegedly produced by the alchemical transmutation of base metals. II. Coins and medals that were not made from alchemical metal, but have been regarded as alchemical due to a misunderstanding of the symbols minted on them, or based on legend. III. Coins and medals made from various metals, mostly non-precious, that were used as amulets or talismans. IV. Copies of alleged alchemical coins and medals made from non-precious metals."
https://merian-alchemie.ub.uni-frankfurt.de/ausstellung/vi-materielle-kultur-der-alchemie/medaille-auf-die-transmutation/
English text. Click on 'Abb.' for illustrations.
See also:
https://www.coingallery.de/Varia/Alchemie/Alchemie_D.htm
https://www.deepl.com/translator