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title: Philip Melanchthon Medal
author: Friedrich Hagenauer
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14843/philip-melanchthon-medal/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Philip Melanchthon Medal
_Authored by Friedrich Hagenauer_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14843.jpg)
## Image Caption
A medal portraying a German philosopher [Philip Melanchthon](https://www.worldhistory.org/Philip_Melanchthon/) (1497-1560). [Copper](https://www.worldhistory.org/copper/) alloy with warm brown patina, created by Friedrich Hagenauer around 1543.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
## Cite This Work
### APA
Hagenauer, F. (2021, November 11). Philip Melanchthon Medal. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
Hagenauer, Friedrich. "Philip Melanchthon Medal." *World History Encyclopedia*, November 11, 2021. .
### MLA
Hagenauer, Friedrich. "Philip Melanchthon Medal." *World History Encyclopedia*, 11 Nov 2021, .
## License & Copyright
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