Germany Medal Coronation of Poet Sydonia Hedwig Zäunemann, by the University of Göttingen VF / EF

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Germany. Tin Medal 1738 – Coronation of Poet Laureate Sydonia Hedwig Zäunemann, by the University of Göttingen, very rare.

Obverse:
Bust of Sydonia Hedwig Zäunemann facing right, in formal attire with decorative jewellery. Multiline legend:
SYDONIA. HEDW: ZÆUNEMANN: IN ERFF:
KAYSERL: GECRÖNTE POETIN ∗ C W C ∗ PR CÆS
VON DER KÖN: ACAD. GEORG: AVG. ZU
GÖTTING: D. 3. IAN: 1738

Reverse:
Allegorical image: winged female figure (likely Fame or Genius) rising into the sky toward a ring of stars, holding a trumpet and laurel wreath. Below her, landscape with a tree, putti, and distant buildings. Legend in two lines:
HIER STETS ZU GLÆNTZEN
AUS GERENS GRÆNTZEN

Historical context:
This medal celebrates the appointment of Sydonia Hedwig Zäunemann (1714–1740) as kaiserlich gekrönte Poetin ("Imperially crowned poet") by the Royal Academy of the University of Göttingen on 3 January 1738. At just 24, she became the first officially recognised female Poet Laureate in Germany. The poetic and symbolic Latin-German inscription "Hier stets zu glänzen aus Gerens Græntzen" may be interpreted as “To shine forever beyond the bounds of honour.” This aligns with the Enlightenment idea of the elevation of virtue and intellect, especially remarkable for a woman of her time.

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