Medal of Johann Carl Hedlinger

The medal is silver, 33 mm in diameter and 16.8 g in weight. It was engraved and struck by J. C. Hedlinger himself.

The Swedish word “lagom” engraved in Greek letters, combined with an antique-style theme, was meant to be a playful riddle. The peculiar Swedish word “lagom” (“just the right amount”) had impressed the Swiss Hedlinger, and he adopted it as a motto of sorts. He carved the word under his picture in the medals, and also put it above the door of his home in Switzerland. In Hedlinger’s last work, where thoughts of impending death can be seen, “lagom” is the heading.