1823, Lubeck (Free City). Silver Johann Mattheus Tesdorpf (Mayor) Medal. NGC MS-61!

Maker: G. Loos.
Mint Year: 1823
Medallist: C. Voigt.
Reference: Behr 717.
Condition: Certified and graded by NGC as MS-61!
Denomination: Medal - 50th Anniversary of loyal service of Johann Mattheus Tesdorpf as Mayor of the Free City of Lubeck.
Diameter: 43mm
Weight: 28.7gm
Material: Silver


Obverse: Draped bust of the Mayer left. Medallist´s and maker´s signatures inside and below bust truncation.
Legend: IOH . MATTH . TESDORPF B. R. DOCT. BÜRGERM. V. LÜBECK - GEBOREN DEN 30 NOVBR. 1749 / C. VOIGT FEC. / G. LOOS DIR.

Reverse: Inscription in 9 lines within oak-wreath.
Legend: DEM BÜRGERFREUNDE NACH 50 IÄHRIGER WIRKSAMKEIT IM DIENSTE DES STAATS DIE DANKBAREN BÜRGER AM 2 OCTBR. 1823
Translated. "The grateful citizens recognized the citizen friend after 50 years of effectiveness in the service of the state, on 2nd October, 1823."

Johann Matthaeus Tesdorpf (1749–1824) was a prominent statesman and merchant who served as Mayor of the Free City of Lübeck. A patron of the arts and a savvy diplomat, he successfully navigated the city through the turbulent Napoleonic occupation and is celebrated for rebuilding Lübeck's economy following the French withdrawal.