United States of America (USA)
Obverse: Bust slightly to the left, with the inscription “EVERHART” at the intersection; on the sides, “1483–1983,” “MARTIN LUTHER – 500th ANNIVERSARY OF HIS BIRTH”; Reverse: Luther’s rose, "I BELIEVE / THAT THERE / IS ON EARTH / THROUGH THE / WHOLE WIDE WORLD / NO MORE THAN / ONE HOLY COMMON / CHRISTIAN CHURCH…" / M.L., at the bottom a swan facing right, Edge: Stamped CELEBRATION ARTS
tombac, 76.0 mm, 260.56 g. Medal designed by Everhart, struck to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Luther’s birth (1483–1983). Obverse: an image of Luther wearing an academic cap and gown. Reverse: an image of a swan, a reference to Luther (Jan Hus, one of the first reformers, stated before his martyrdom that even if they roasted a “goose”— which was the Czech translation of Hus’s name, a swan would follow him. Luther is often referred to as the swan who continued Hus’s reformatory work). The reverse also features Luther’s seal—the so-called “Luther Rose,” a symbol of his theology—and the text (trans.): “I believe that on earth, in the whole wide world, there is no more than one holy, universal Christian Church.”
