NÜRNBERGER, GEORG FRIEDRICH (Germ.). Son of the last ; appointed Mint-master at Nuremberg, 4 July 1677, and in office until 1716. He retained his father's privy-mark, a small cross, adding his initials GFN. on the larger coins. Although I find it stated that he was not only responsible for the issue of the coinage, but also engraved dies, this does not seem at all certain. Bolzenthal mentions his name as an Engraver of inferior merit, and in K. K. Hauptmünzamt Katalog der Münz- und-Medaillen-Stempel he is repeatedly called a " Stempelschneider ". Gebert, on the other hand, informs us that the following Mint-engravers worked under him : Dockler, who cut dies for" Rathausthalers " ; Johann Jakob Wolrab, 1674-1690; Hermann and Heinrich Hafner, Martin Brunner, Georg Hautsch, and possibly others. In 1700, Nürnberger issued a series of " Lämmleinsdukaten " to commemorate the new (eighteenth) century : various multiples of the Ducat, and subdivisions (1/2, 1/4, 1/16, and 1/32), struck on round or square flans. These coins were so much prized that at a later date Cnristoph Gottlieb Lauffer, and also Johann Martin Förster issued imitations, which differ somewhat in work and bear different initials. Even in our day they are sometimes used for presents at Christening or other religious ceremonies. On the occasion of the accession of Joseph I., 1706, and later of Charles VI., 1711, Nürnberger issued Double Thalers, Thalers, and gold coins with the respective portraits of the Emperors. These are all rather searce, and cannot have been issued in large quantities. This Mint-master died after 1721, the year in which he resigned his office in favour of his son, Paul Gottlieb Nürnberger, who had acted as joint Mint-master since 1716. Gebert gives the date of his death as 1716 in error (Vide Berliner Münzblätter, 1903, p. 276). Georg Friedrich Nürnberger's signature occurs on coins of Hall, Nuremberg, Schwarzenberg, Bamberg, Mayence, Hohenlohe, Nostitz, &c, on medals of Frederick I. of Prussia and of Charles XII. of Sweden, which, says Mr. Grueber, " are considered good specimens of medallic work ". I have further noticed his initials on the following pieces : Ducat of Mayence, on the Peace of Ryswick, 1697; — Medal on the Peace of Ryswick, 1697 ; — Expedition to Vigo Bay, 1702 (by Hautsch); — Baron de Cohorn,Bonn taken, 1703 (by Hautsch) ; — Prince Eugene and Marlborough, Battle of Blenheim, 1704 (by M. Brunner); — Peace Festival at Augsburg, and Battle of Blenheim, 1704; — Relief of Barcelona, 1706 (by M. Brunner); — Successes of the Allies in Spain and Brabant, 1706; — Gulden of the " Fränkischer Kreis ", 1693 ; — Thaler of Wolfgang Julius zu Neuenstein, count of Hohenlohe, 1697; — Ducat, Thaler (illustrated), and Half Thaler of Anton Johann, count of Nostitz, 1719; — Thalers of Ferdinand Wilhelm Eusebius, Prince of Schwarzenberg, 1696 and 1697; — Thaler of Hall-on-the-Kocher, 1705 ; — Prince Frederick, Landgrave of Hesse, Victories over the French and Spaniards, 1704; — Peace of Carlowitz, 1696 (by Hautsch); — Thaler of Bamberg, Sede Vacante, 1693; — Thaler and Half Thaler, of Lothar Franz, Baron von Schönborn, bishop of Bamberg, 1694; — Recapture of Ofen, 1686 ; — Victory of Zeuta, 1697; — Genealogical Medal, 1697 (by Hautsch); — Marriage Medal of Joseph I. and Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick, 1699; — Peace of Carlowitz, 1699; — Adoption of a new Calendar, 1700; — Capture of Landau, 1702 (by Hautsch) ; — Augsburg recovers its freedom, and Ulm delivered, 1704 (by M. Brunner); — The Habsburg family, 1705 (signed : BRUNER and G. F. N.+); — Relief of Barcelona by Charles III., 1706; — Capture of Landau, 1709 (by Hautsch) ; — Defeat of the French at Mons in Hainault, 1709 (by M. Brunner); — Mons taken, 1709 (by M. Brunner); — Capture of Douai, 1709 (by M. Brunner) ; — Capture of Madrid, 1710 ; — Death of the Emperor Joseph I., 1711 (by M. Brunner); — Accession of Charles VI., 1711 (by M. Brunner); — Coronation of Charles VI., 1711 (signed N ); — Prophecy of a Prosperous Reign, 1711 (by A.Mayr); Hungarian Coronation of Charles VI., 1712 (by B. Richter) ; — Preliminaries of Peace between France and Austria, 1714 (by M. Brunner); — Peace of Rastadt, 1714 (by M. Brunner); — Birth of the archduke Leopold, 1716 (sev. var., by M. Brunner and others); — Victory of Peterwardein, 1716; — Prince Eugene of Savoy, 1697; — Fürstenberg " Mining " Medals, 1704 and 1705 ; — Capture of Azow; — Victory of Charles XII. at Narva; — Coronation of Frederick I., King of Prussia, 1701 ;— Erection of the Kingdom of Prussia, 1701 ; — The Unfortunate State of France under Louis XIV.; — Marriage of Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales, with Princess Augusta of Saxony, 1736 ; — Prince Conti ; — Baron von Cohoorn, 1703, and Capture of Bonn ; — Battle of Blenheim, 1704 (by M. Brunner) ; — Capture of Grevenburg by Landgrave Frederick of Hesse, 1704; — Proclamation medal of Joseph I. at Nuremberg, 1705 ; — Victories of the Allied Powers, —1706; — Attempted Invasion of Scotland, 1708 (by M. Brunner); — Capture of Ryssel by the Allies, 1708 (by M. Brunner); — Peace Negotiations with France, 1709; — Capture of Tournay, 1709 (by M. Brunner); — Battle of Malplaquet, 1709; — Capture of St. Venant and Aire, 1710; — Duke Philip of Anjou defeated at Saragossa, 1710 ; — Charles III., King of Spain, 1710, and others. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Gebert, op. cit. — Franks and Grueber, op. cit. — Schlickeysen-Pallmann, op, cit. — I. V. Kull, Repertorium, &c. — Grueber, Guide &c. — Ad. Hess Nachf., Reimmann Catalogue, 1892. — E. Fiala, op. cit. — Hildebrand, op. cit. — Betts, op. cit. — Iversen, op. cit. — Ammon, op. cit. —Katalog der Münzen und-Medaillen-Stempel-Sammlung des k. k. Hauptmünz- amtes in Wien, 1901. — Catalogus der Nederlandsche en op Nederland betrekking hebbende Gedenkpenningen. — Fr. Dollinger, Die Fürstenbergischen Münzen und Medaillen, 1903. — Nagler, Allgemeines Künstler-Lexikon. — Ibid., Monogrammisten. — Berliner Münzblätter , 1903, p. 276. — Domanig, op. cit.
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Source: Biographical dictionary of medallists; coin, gem, and seal-engravers, mint-masters, ancient and modern, with references to their works B.C. 500-A.D. 1900; compiled by L. Forrer, London 1904
Mint master:
In medieval and early modern Germany, the Münzmeister ("mint master", the Latin term is monetarius) was the director or administrator of a mint, a moneyer with responsibility for the minting of coins, or specie. His duties were defined differently at different locations and ages.
NEIDHART, JOHANN
NEIDHART, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Nuremberg, and in the service of the Dukes of Würtemberg at the Mint of Oels, from 1672 to 1707. He also worked for the Imperial Mint of Brieg, and for the Episcopal Mint of Neisse. By him are various medals, amongst others a Scho. 1 Prize Medal of the city of Breslau, 1703, and commemorative medals of the Siege of Belgrade, 1688, signed I. N., and Peace of Passarowitz, 1718 (executed in conjunction with Martin Brunner). Amnion calls...
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NEIDHART, JOHANN (Germ.). Medallist and Coin-engraver, born at Nuremberg, and in the service of the Dukes of Würtemberg at the Mint of Oels, from 1672 to 1707. He also worked for the Imperial Mint of Brieg, and for the Episcopal Mint of Neisse. By him are various medals, amongst others a Scho. 1 Prize Medal of the city of Breslau, 1703, and commemorative medals of the Siege of Belgrade, 1688, signed I. N., and Peace of Passarowitz, 1718 (executed in conjunction with Martin Brunner). Amnion calls...
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NEIDINGER, JOSEPH FRANZ
NEIDINGER, JOSEPH (or JOHANN) FRANZ (Germ.). Medallist of the second half of the seventeenth century, who resided at Venice, and cut a series of medals with portraits of various members of the Barbarigo family, etc. I have seen his signature on the two following medals : Franz Anton Berka, count Howora, baron von Dubba and Lippa, 1635-1706 (signed: 10. FRANC. NEIDINGER.); — Francisco Morosini, doge of Venice, 1688-1694 (signed : NEIDINGER); — Dr J. C. Fetz, of Feldkirchen, &c. Little is known o...
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NEIDINGER, JOSEPH (or JOHANN) FRANZ (Germ.). Medallist of the second half of the seventeenth century, who resided at Venice, and cut a series of medals with portraits of various members of the Barbarigo family, etc. I have seen his signature on the two following medals : Franz Anton Berka, count Howora, baron von Dubba and Lippa, 1635-1706 (signed: 10. FRANC. NEIDINGER.); — Francisco Morosini, doge of Venice, 1688-1694 (signed : NEIDINGER); — Dr J. C. Fetz, of Feldkirchen, &c. Little is known o...
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NELL, HANS
NELL, HANS (Germ.). Line-engraver, and Medallist of the second quarter of the sixteenth century, at Augsburg, mentioned by Bolzenthal, after Stetten, as the author of a Portrait-medallion of Charles V., circ. 1540. Stetten has omitted to describe this medal, and it is therefore impossible to recognize it among the great number dedicated to the fame of this monarch. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Stetten, Kunst-, Gewerb- und Handwerks- Geschichte der Reichstadt Augsburg, 1779. — Nagler, o...
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NELL, HANS (Germ.). Line-engraver, and Medallist of the second quarter of the sixteenth century, at Augsburg, mentioned by Bolzenthal, after Stetten, as the author of a Portrait-medallion of Charles V., circ. 1540. Stetten has omitted to describe this medal, and it is therefore impossible to recognize it among the great number dedicated to the fame of this monarch. Bibliography. — Bolzenthal, op. cit. — Stetten, Kunst-, Gewerb- und Handwerks- Geschichte der Reichstadt Augsburg, 1779. — Nagler, o...
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NESTI, VITTORIO
NESTI, VITTORIO (Ital.). Sculptor, and Medallist at Florence, during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. He has executed Portrait-medals, mostly bearing inscriptions on the reverses. His best known medallic productions are: Antonio Allegri, 1825 ; — Bernardo Luino; — Ferdinand, Count of Bubna-Lititz, Commander-general of Lombardy (on his death, 1825); — Diodara Saluzzo, poetess, 1842 ; — Juditha Pasta ; — Gioacchino Rossini ; — Maria Felicit? Malibran, 1834 ; — Antonietta de Montenegr...
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NESTI, VITTORIO (Ital.). Sculptor, and Medallist at Florence, during the second quarter of the nineteenth century. He has executed Portrait-medals, mostly bearing inscriptions on the reverses. His best known medallic productions are: Antonio Allegri, 1825 ; — Bernardo Luino; — Ferdinand, Count of Bubna-Lititz, Commander-general of Lombardy (on his death, 1825); — Diodara Saluzzo, poetess, 1842 ; — Juditha Pasta ; — Gioacchino Rossini ; — Maria Felicit? Malibran, 1834 ; — Antonietta de Montenegr...
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