Russia Medal 1818, Alexander I of Russia, and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia. the laying of the foundation stone for the Prussian National Monument of the Liberation Wars against Napoleon B27

 

 

 

Weight: 45 g

 

Diameter: ca.50.68 mm / 1.9955 inches

 

 

 

Artists: (Henri François) Brandt, 1789 La Chaux-de-Fonds (Canton Neuenburg, Switzerland) - 1845 Berlin and Schinkel, Karl Friedrich, architect, 1781 Neuruppin - 1841 Berlin, Germany.

Author 

Berlin-George

 

English: Berlin, Medal 1818, Alexander I of Russia, and Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia.

Silvered bronze medallion d. = 50 mm of the the laying of the foundation stone for the Prussian National Monument of the Liberation Wars against Napoleon.

Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia 1797-1840, and Alexander I of Russia 1801-1825

 

2 conjoined heads l., around: "ALEXANDER I. FRIED WILHELM III."/ 4 lines around the monument on the Berlin-Kreuzberg hill in the Victoria Park: "DANKBAR GEGEN GOTT EINGEDENK SEINER TREUEN VERBUNDETEN UND EHREND DIE TAPFERKEIT SEINES VOLKES LEGTE IN GEMEINSCHAFT MIT ALEXANDER I KAISER VON RUSSLAND FRIEDRICH WILHELM III DEN 19 SEPTEMBER 1818 DEN GRUNDSTEIN DES DENKMALS FÜR DIE RUHMVOLLEN EREIGNISSE IN DEN JAHREN 1813 1814 1815". Slg. Henckel 2235, Slg. Pniower 500 (Ag).

 

Date 19 September 1818, 16:07:26

 

 

A fantastic part of military history not to be missed at this low listing price. It would be extremely hard to find a much better example than these medals, medals weight a bit.