Medal In commemoration of baptism. 1855 Silver. Signature of J. Majnert. On the rev. dedication of 1855. diameter 40 mm, weight 18.9 g. state of preservation good+.
Franciszek Tworkowski (ca. 1825-1882) professor of the gymnasium in Piotrkow. Died and buried in Warsaw at cm. Powązkowski.
Józef Majnert (b. 1813, d. 1879) - engraver, medal maker, numismatist and forger of old coins.
Jozef Majnert was born in Warsaw. His father Gotfryd was a medal maker and clerk at the Warsaw Mint, so following in his footsteps, after graduating from the Piarist school and a two-year course at the Faculty of Fine Arts at the University of Warsaw from 1830 he was employed at the Warsaw Mint, where under his father's guidance he supplemented his knowledge and soon became a highly regarded engraver and medal maker, receiving many honors and distinctions for his work.
