Centre for Coins, Culture and Religious History Foundation

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  • Medallion of Ferdinand I

    Further details of the sixteenth-century medallion currently featured in the Cathedral Coins exhibition at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane are now available:

    Medallion. Ferdinand I (1556–64), Germany, cast metal, undated but c 1560 CE. OBV: Nativity scene: Infant Jesus in manger, Mary with mandorla, Joseph and magi adoring the Christ Child, while shepherds approach from left, all within a grand basilica structure; ox looking on; below R.BVEND 1578 (engraver). REV: Christ holds cross and gestures to chalice with host at his feet (left) and serpent (right) whose head is being crushed by the cross; EGO SVM VIA ET VERITAS NEMO VENIT AD PATREM NISI PER ME (I am the way and the truth … no one comes to the Father but through me). Löbbecke III, 295.

  • Christ is risen

    The Cathedral Coins exhibition at St John’s Anglican Cathedral in Brisbane has over 100 coins on permanent display, as well as two spaces for special displays featuring selected items.

    During Lent, those featured display areas were used to showcase a set of first-century Roman nails as well as an iron spear.

    As we move into the Great Fifty Days of Easter, these featured displays have been updated with items that celebrate the resurrection of Christ.

    The first is a silver medallion made in Germany in 1578. It is 57 mm in diameter. It shows Christ holding the Cross and gesturing towards the bread and wine at his feet. The Latin words mean “I am the way and the truth. No one comes to the Father except through me.”

    The other item is a bronze icon made in Russia about 1800. Although only 10 cm square it shows in great detail Christ descended to the dead where he pulls saints out of the mouth of a monster (Jonah’s whale). The saints ascend to be with Christ in heaven.

    The Cathedral Coins are on permanent display and admission is free whenever the Cathedral is open for visitors, including before and after services.

  • Books of Hours

    Vellum leaf from a Book of Hours, France ca 1350

    The CCCRH Foundation now has a collection of 20 medieval Book of Hours manuscripts and the set has recently been made available as a travelling exhibition for loan to schools, faith communities and other community groups with an interest in medieval culture and religion.

    View an online gallery with the current set Books of Hours.

    More information about the collection, including a link to a PowerPoint file to accompany the exhibition when it is used with school students, visit the Exhibitions page of the Foundation website and scroll down to the Books of Hours exhibition..

  • ACNC Registration

    The CCCRH Foundation Trust (ABN 98820142356) has now been registered as a charity with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC) in the categories of advancing culture and advancing education.

    The Trust appreciates this recognition of our charitable status and our contributions to the wider Australian community.

    We have also requested recognised as a Deductible Gift Recipient (GDR) which will offer Australian donors potential tax deductibility for their gifts. Once this application is finalised we shall advise the outcomes on our ABOUT page.

  • Render unto Caesar

    A brief 5m 30s trailer has been released to promote the publication on 29 March of a new book by John Dominic Crossan, Render unto Caesar (HarperOne, 2022).

    Watch the trailer

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  • Roman nail and spear

    The selection of artefacts on display as part of the Cathedral Coins exhibition at St John’s Cathedral, Brisbane has recently been refreshed with two temporary exhibits that invite reflection on the significance of Holy Week and Easter.

    First century Roman Nails
    Roman spear

    The Cathedral Coins
    This is a permanent display at the Anglican Cathedral in Ann Street, Brisbane. It features coins relevant to biblical studies and church history. Admission is free of charge when the Cathedral is open. An information booklet about the collection is available for purchase at the Cathedral Shop

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