✚2690✚ German pre WW1 Prussian Emperor Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897 miniature For Sale

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✚2690✚ German pre WW1 Prussian Emperor Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897 miniature:
$31.73

OriginalGerman / Prussian pre WW1 Emperor Wilhelm Centenary Medal 1897 (Zentenarmedaille) miniature, IN A VERY NICE CONDITION, A FINE & DETAILED EXAMPLE, NOT EASY TO FIND,IN FACT IT IS RARER THAN THE FULL SIZE VERSION OF THE AWARD,DIAMETER: cca 16 mm

HISTORY OF THE AWARD:

Prussian 1897 Centenary Medal (Zentenarmedaille) was officially titled the Medaille zur Erinnerung an des Hochseligen Kaisers und Königs Wilhelm I., des Großen, Majestät to honor the 100th Birthday of Kaiser Wilhelm I.It was established by Kaiser Wilhelm II (Kaiser Wilhelm I\'s grandson) through a Royal Order effective 22 March 1897 and was given to all active duty Imperial German military personnel and veterans of the wars of 1848, 1864, 1866, and 1870-1871.The recipients promptly dubbed it the Apfelorden (The Order of the Apple, due to it\'s size and color).Modern German collectors often call it the Zitronorden(The Order of the Lemon, again due to it\'s size and color and partly because they forget the name Apfelorden).It is interesting to note that any 1870-1871 Kriegdenkmünze (KDM or Franco-Prussian War Medal) with official clasp(s) should be with this medal as well since the clasp issue was after the Centenary. The Centenary Medal is 4.0cm wide and made with bronze French cannons captured in the 1870-1871 Franco-Prussian War.The medal was designed by Professor Walter Schott and was made by the firm of L. Ostermann, Berlin (a well known manufacturer of medals).The obverse shows a raised relief profile portrait of Kaiser Wilhelm I with the inscription WILHELM DEM GROSSE DEUTSCHER KAISER KOENIG VON PREUSSEN (Wilhelm the Great, German Emperor and King of Prussia).The reverse has the raised relief inscription ZUM ANDENKEN AN DEN HUNDERSTEN GEBURTSTAG DES GROSSEN KAISERS WILHELM I.1797-22MAERZ-1897 (In Rememberance of the Hundredth Birthday of the Great Emperor Wilhelm I.1797-22 March-1897).A design of a laurel leaf spray, oak leave branches, crown, scepter, orb, Bible, and sword arcs from the 3:30 to 11:00 position.The original silk ribbon is plain yellow (representing gold) which varies in width from 3cm +/- .5cm (depending on the maker).

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