Description: JAN HUS - JOHN HUSS - JEAN HUS - JOHANNES HUSS - BRONZE MEDAL OBVERSE - BUST OF JAN HUS - AFTER A DRAWING BY ALFONS MUCHA - Signed Pichl Prague (Maker of Medal) REVERSE - Shows Jan Hus being burned at the stake with the words - Burned in Constance 6 July 1415 - Setting of the memorial stone in Prague 5 July, 1903. In other words, commemorating the laying of the first stone of the Jan Hus Memorial in Prague. The monument was unveiled in 1915 on the 500th anniversary of Hus' martyrdom. Jan Hus is a Bohemian Reformer & Martyr - Burned at the Stake at the Council of Constance July 6th, 1415 BEAUTIFUL SCARCE COLLECTIBLE Medal measures 60 mm in diameter - 90 grams - Nice condition for this rare medal Alfons Mucha & Mr. Dedina (I believe was his name) self published a scarce book with several major illustrations regarding the life and death of Jan Hus. One of the illustrations was used as a basis for this medal. July 6th, 2015 marked the 600th anniversary of his death - Hus' execution at the Council of Constance sparked the Hussite Revolution in Bohemia which was Europe's first Reformation and earned Bohemia a momentary level of religious freedom, recognized by the Basel Compacts. A hundred years later, Luther would identify with Hus and his views. One hundred years later after pondering Hus' writings over with Melanchthon, Luther was driven to write to Spalatin: "I have hitherto taught and held all the opinions of Hus without knowing it. "
Price: 159.99 USD
Location: Tigerville, South Carolina
End Time: 2025-01-06T16:05:22.000Z
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Type: Medal
Composition: Bronze
Country/Region of Manufacture: Czech Republic
