Münzschläger Fountain Gadebusch

On July 2, 2011, the Münzschlägerbrunnen was ceremoniously unveiled on the north-east side of the Gadebusch town hall.
The fountain and its figure (a naked, muscular man) are made of bronze and reach a height of 210 cm with the 80 cm high granite base. It illustrates the history of the city, which had a mint in the Middle Ages (1542 to 1624), in a slightly exaggerated depiction.
The work of art, which was inaugurated on the occasion of the 2011 coin festival, was donated to the city by the Sparkasse Foundation and the Schotte family from Gadebusch. The family had commissioned the sculptor Wolfgang Knorr to create it.
Description: “65 copies of original coins stored in the Schwerin coin cabinet adorn the base.” The person who came up with the idea, Gerhard Schotte, was allowed to make silicone impressions of the coins for the work of art in the coin cabinet. Each coin reproduced here refers to people from contemporary history such as Albrecht the Fair (1542), Johann Albrecht I or Adolf Friedrich I, Duke of Mecklenburg.
The man with the strong arm checks the embossed image again before striking and lifts the stamp again. - Knorr has designed a small wing on the left shoulder blade of the striker, placing his depiction somewhat in the mythical realm.
In 2016, visitors to the city were able to purchase a re-stamping of the 1549 coin, which is considered a Reformation thaler. The suggestion came from the city church's support association, which also received the proceeds.de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gadebusch

At the 2011 Coin Festival, the time had finally come: the coin striker was ceremoniously unveiled.
Four coin fairies had the honor of pulling off the white cloth. Numerous spectators came to see this spectacle.
It now stands between the town hall and the town church of St. Jakob and Dionysius - a bronze sculpture of the "Halbgadebuscher" as Dr. Gerhard Schotte calls his long-time friend, the artist Wolfgang Knorr.
"The coin striker is living town history," said Dr. Gerhard Schotte. Together with his wife Christel Schotte and the Sparkasse Mecklenburg-Nordwest Foundation, the Gadebuscher gave the town this work of art. It is intended to commemorate Gadebusch's history as a mint in the Middle Ages. Not only the residents present were enthusiastic about the work of art, but also Dr. Torsten Fried from the Schwerin Coin Cabinet.
"There are certainly very few works of art that relate directly to coin minting and that address the actual production of coins," said Fried.
The bronze sculpture is peppered with many loving details - among other things, the winged shoes are reminiscent of the Roman god Mercury. At the feet of the coiner lie numerous coins that are reminiscent of Gadebusch's right to mint. - Source: svz.de/4373896 ©2011

In memory of the coin rights granted to the city of Gadebusch.