Ancient, British and World Coins, Tokens, Historical Medals and Banknotes

Johannes Gutenberg, 1902, a bronze medal by L.-J. Deschamps, bust left, reverse printing press, LA LVMIÈRE FVT, 76mm (CGMP p.143; Classens 157; BDM VII, 217; cf. BDW 9, 685 and 18, 431). Almost extremely fine (£50-70)

Johannes Gutenberg (1400-68), regarded as the inventor of the printing press. The obverse of this medal was completed by Deschamps in 1899, ostensibly for the 500th anniversary of Gutenberg’s birth