Fall of Man and Crucifixion, Medal Struck by Order of John Frederick the Magnanimous, Elector of Saxony

Gilded silver medal. Obverse: Adam and Eve standing on either side of the Tree of Knowledge; a snake coils around the trunk; Adam holds an apple in his hand and Eve reaches for an apple hanging from the tree, surrounded by various animals; on the left: creation of Eve above a coat of arms, on the right: expulsion from Paradise above a coat of arms; on either side of the tree: inscription. Reverse: crucified Jesus between two other crucified men; at the foot of the cross a group of people, including Mary, a man on horseback and a soldier holding a spear up towards Jesus; on the left: church of Jerusalem; between the three crucified men: inscription.