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1924, Austria, Linz (City).  Silver  Immaculate Conception Cathedral  Medal. aXF!

Mint Year: 1924 Mint Place: Vienna Medallist: Christlbauer References: Hauser 7123,   Wurzbach 1696. Condition: Lightly cleaned/polished in obverse a while ago, otherwise XF!  Denomination: Medal - Inauguration of the Immaculate Conception Cathedral (known aslo as the New Cathedral) in Linz during 29th of April 1924. Material: Silver (.900) Weight: 19.49gm  Diameter: 39mm

Obverse: Perspective view of the mmaculate Conception Cathedral. Medallist`s signature in exergue. Legend: MARIA - EMPFÄNGNIS DOM IN LINZ

Reverse: Tesseled papal legate`s hat above inscription in 10 lines. Legend (translated): "Corner laying 1st of May 1862....Inauguration on 28th April 1924"

The New Cathedral (German: Neuer Dom), also known as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception (German: Mariä-Empfängnis-Dom), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located in Linz, Austria.

Construction plans were started in 1855 by Bishop Franz-Josef Rudigier. The first stone was laid in 1862—an event solemnised by the performance of Anton Bruckner's Festive Cantata Preiset den Hern.

In 1924 Bishop Johannes Maria Gföllner consecrated the finished building as the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. The plans, drawn by the master builder of the Archdiocese of Cologne, Vincenz Statz, were made in the French high Gothic style.

With 20,000 seats, the cathedral is the largest, but not the highest, church in Austria. The originally-planned, higher spire was not approved, because in Austria-Hungary at the time, no building was allowed to be taller than the South Tower of the St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. At 135 m, the New Cathedral is two meters shorter than the Viennese cathedral.

Particularly noteworthy are the cathedral's stained-glass windows. The most famous is the Linz Window, which depicts the history   of Linz. The windows also contain portraits of the various sponsors of   the church's construction. During the Second World War some windows,   particularly in the southern part of the cathedral, were damaged.   Instead of restoring the original windows, they have been replaced with   windows displaying modern art. Also noteworthy is the nativity scene in   the church burial vault, with its figures made by S. Osterrieder, and   the display of the regalia of Bishop Rudigier.

In October 2006 the Catholic Church added a plaquet to the commemorative wood cut for Engelbert Dollfuß at the New Cathedral, which caused excitement in the ÖVP. In the plaque the church, by resolution of the Austrian Conference of Catholic Bishops, distances itself from the original cut and proclaims the future abstention from party politics. Dollfuß as acting Chancellor of Austria in 1933 eliminated the parliament over formal irregularities. This caused the Austrian Civil War and led to a dictatorship.