Commemorative medal "WILHELM I"
Also known as: Medalia comemorativă „WILHELM I”
Record status
Individual type · partial
Commemorative medal "WILHELM I" is held by King Ferdinand I National Military Museum. Museum description: obverse: The medal depicts the bust of Emperor Wilhelm I, in relief, in profile, facing right: the emperor is dressed in a German military uniform (greatcoat) and wears a German military helmet, "pickelhaube", on his head; obverse: on the right center, the medal features an inscription arranged in three unequal horizontal lines, as well as another inscription arranged in five unequal horizontal lines located on the upper left side of the medal; reverse: in the lower center part of the medal, several symbols of imperial authority are depicted in relief (imperial crown, sword, scepter, imperial orb); reverse: on the left side, a laurel wreath is depicted arranged semicircularly, and in the lower right part several oak leaf branches are shown; reverse: in the center of the medal, slightly to the right, an inscription arranged on six lines is stamped.
The museum record gives measurements diameter: 40 mm; mass: 35.19 g; thickness: 3 mm. These details come from the holding museum's own record; how far this object represents a wider collectible type has not yet been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze; casting; stamping
- Dimensions
- diametru: 40 mm; masa: 35,19 g; grosime: 3 mm
Identification
- Europeana id
- /2048047/Clasate_88e4da9f1f224502b959629272917ecc
- Museum object name
- Medalia comemorativă „WILHELM I”
- Holding institution
- King Ferdinand I National Military Museum
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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