Rechenpfennig with Lion

 

Man with a cross and a man in armor, lion below / lying lion
1580 - Dordrecht, Netherlands

LIBER REVINCIRI LEO PERNEGAT (A lion that has been set free cannot be chained again)
The Pope and Philip II stand next to an enraged lion. The king holds out an olive branch and hides a collar in his other hand.

ROSIS LEONEM LORIS MVS LIBERAT / 1580 (The mouse frees the lion)
A lion chained with a collar with the inscription INQVI (Inquisition), on the left a mouse gnawing on the collar

 

 

 

 

Two people defending themselves from a lion protecting a woman / man and woman
1583 - Dordrecht, Netherlands

VBI REX IN POPVLVM TRANNVS 1583 (The king is a tyrant of the people)
The lion prevents the Spanish king Philip II and the Duke of Anjou from enslaving the people, personified by a Dutch girl

POPVLO IVRE D ET H DIVORTIVM (People have the right to divorce)
Woman returns wedding ring to man in military uniform

 

 

 

 

Wings over clouds and sun / two lions
1587 - Nuremberg, Germany - Kilian Koch

FIRMABO (Strengthening)
The sun and a pair of wings, tongues of flame on the sides

CHILIANVS COQVVS NORIBERGENSIS 87 (Kilian Koch from Nuremberg)
Two lions one above the other, holding laurel branches in their paws

 

 

 

 

Crowned Lion / Rider
1588 - Nuremberg, Germany - Hans Krauwinckel

SOLATVR CONSCIENTIA ET FINIS / 1588 (Awareness and purposefulness)
Lion in a crown

PER SAXA PER IGNES / 1588 H.K. (Through rocks and lights / Hans Krauwinckel)
Rider on a horse

 

 

 

 

Imperial Orb / Winged Lion
1586 - 1635 - Nuremberg, Germany - Hans Krauwinckel

HANS KRAVWINCKEL NVRENBER
Imperial Orb

S. MARCVS EVANGELLIST GOTT
San Marco's Lion with wings and halo

 

 

 

 

A pile of weapons on fire / A lion standing on its hind legs near a pillar
1600 - Dordrecht, Netherlands

DVCE ALB AVST FVGAT EXERC AD NEOPORT CÆSO (It will be fulfilled according to your will 1608)
Burning equipment of the Spanish army, banner with the inscription "ORB AVR P M DVC MD II IV"

TVTEM AVDENDI PRECIVM OELATA LIBERTAS (Freedom is the most valuable thing)
A lion standing on its hind legs protects a column with the inscription FLAND (Flanders), on the right a hand with a hat emerges from the clouds, in the background a fort and ships at sea

 

 

 

 

Woman in the Garden / Lion Attacks Man
1612-1634 - Nuremberg, Germany - Matheus Laufer

AMBITIOS A SVPERBIA / M.L (Ambition and pride / Matheus Laufer)
A lady walks through a garden with flowers and a peacock

SVPERATIS IN GENIVM / VIRES / M. LAVF (Surpassed Genius / Endurance / Matheus Laufer)
Man vs. Lion

 

 

 

 

Walking Lion / Crowned Coat of Arms
1619 - Antwerp, Spanish Netherlands

FORTIBVS EST FORTVNA VIRIS 1619 (Fortune favors the brave)
Lion passing left under a ship's rudder

G P L CHAM DES COMP EN BRA (Chamber of Accounts in Brabant)
Shield of Albert and Isabelle held by an angel placed under the crown

 

 

 

Bust in Helmet and Armor / Walking Lion
1806-1865 - Nuremberg, Germany - Münzprägeanstalt L. Chr. Lauer

ALEX MAGNUS (Alexander the Great)
Bust in helmet

REICH PFENN / I.L
Lion

 

 

 

Bust in Helmet and Armor / Walking Lion
18-19 century - Nuremberg, Germany - Münzprägeanstalt L. Chr. Lauer
brass
18.0 mm.

ALEXAND. MAGN (Alexander the Great)
Bust in helmet

VOLL MUTH (full of courage) / IL
Lion left