1712, Switzerland. Silver "University of Geneva" Prize Award Medal. NGC MS-64!

Description

1712, Switzerland. Silver "University of Geneva" Prize Award Medal. NGC MS-64!
Reference: Wund 3137.
Medallist: J.C. Morihofer
Mint Year: ca. 1711-1712 (not dated)
Condition:
Certified and graded by NGC as MS-64!
Denomination: Award Medal -
Official prize of the University of Geneva!
Weight: 25.04gm
Diameter: 43mm
Material: Silver
Obverse:
Standing allegoric figure, holding open book and pointing with right hand to Tetragram (
יהוה
) from which divine light is shining thru clouds. Reclined naked female allegoric figure (personification of the river Rhone) beneath palm to left, a classical building in background to right.
Legend: LEX DEI SAPIENTIAM PRAESTAT PARVULIS .
Reverse
: Illuminated Christogram (IHS) above garlanded and wreathed coat-of-arms of Geneva. Inscribed banners above and below.
Legend:  POST TENEBRAS LUX . / SEN . GEN . PRAEM . SCHO . D .
The
Tetragrammaton
or
Tetragram
(from Greek
τετραγράμματον
, meaning "[consisting of] four letters") is the four-letter Hebrew word
יהוה
‎ (transliterated as
YHWH
), the name of the biblical god of Israel.  The four letters, read from right to left, are yodh, he, waw, and he. While there is no consensus about the structure and etymology of the name, the form Yahweh is now accepted almost universally.
In the Latin-speaking Christianity of medieval Western Europe (and so among Catholics and many Protestants today), the most common Christogram became "
IHS
" or "IHC", denoting the first three letters of the Greek name of Jesus, ΙΗΣΟΥΣ, iota-eta-sigma, or
ΙΗΣ
.
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The
University of Geneva
(French:
Université de Genève
) is a public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland.
It was founded in 1559 by John Calvin as a theological seminary. It remained focused on theology until the 17th century, when it became a center for Enlightenment scholarship. In 1873, it dropped its religious affiliations and became officially secular. Today, the university is the third largest university in Switzerland by number of students. In 2009, the University of Geneva celebrated the 450th anniversary of its founding. Almost 40% of the students come from foreign countries.
The university holds and actively pursues teaching, research, and community service as its primary objectives. In 2016, it was ranked 53rd worldwide by the Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities, 89th by the QS World University Rankings, and 131st in the TIMES Higher Education World University Ranking.
UNIGE is a member of the League of European Research Universities (including academic institutions such as Amsterdam, Barcelona, Cambridge, Heidelberg, and Milan) the Coimbra Group and the European University Association.
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