Prussian Hohenzollern commemorative medal for combatants 1848-1849 with award certificate
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1852
This set comprises a Hohenzollern commemorative medal for combatants (Denkmünze für Kämpfer 1848-1849) accompanied by its original certificate of ownership, awarded to gunner August Gellerd on 13 September 1852.
The medal, established on 23 August 1851 by King Frederick William IV, was presented to military personnel who provided at least 14 days of loyal service between March 1848 and October 1849. The obverse of the medal displays the Royal House Order of Hohenzollern accompanied by the inscription 'Vom Fels zum Meer'. The reverse features a wreath of letters enclosing the inscription 'Seinen bis in den Tod getreuen Kriegern', alongside the name 'Friedrich Wilhelm IV' positioned between the years 1848 and 1849.
The medal measures approximately 30 mm in diameter and weighs about 14.6 grams. The lot includes the original 1852 paper certificate documenting the recipient's service and the formal award of the decoration.
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Physical characteristics
- Weight
- approx. 14.6 grams
- Diameter
- approx. 30 mm
Design
- Obverse
- Royal House Order of Hohenzollern, inscription 'Vom Fels zum Meer'
- Reverse
- Inscription 'Seinen bis in den Tod getreuen Kriegern', name 'Friedrich Wilhelm IV', years 1848-1849
Identification
- Source note
- Described from a single auction-house listing published on Invaluable (reproduced with Invaluable's permission). Details apply to that one example; other examples of the type may differ, and the listing is supplementary evidence, not authentication.
- Maker named in listing
- King Frederick William IV
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