Fred Borgmann Posted March 6, 2019 Share #1 Posted March 6, 2019 Prussia, Friedrich Wilhelm III Death Medal At first glance this does not look like a military medal. It looks more like a bare bones death medal with the king’s standard portrait and a plain reverse lacking any design. Other death medals for FWIII in 1840 have beautiful designs. This one is .900 fine silver, 45mm in diameter and weighs 51.17 grams which is larger than the double thalers circulating in Prussia that year. This medal in silver is a rare special issue just for the late king’s Guard Du Corps which numbered about 85 men. It’s simplicity of design would have made the frugal Fredrick the Great smile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamski Posted March 6, 2019 Share #2 Posted March 6, 2019 Talk about scarce......Thanks for sharing! -Ski Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trixie123 Posted March 6, 2019 Share #3 Posted March 6, 2019 Cool stuff ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Borgmann Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share #4 Posted May 27, 2019 I can also add that there is a gold version of this medal for family members and very high ranking officials and also a bronze version for the lower levels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
River Patrol Posted June 23, 2019 Share #5 Posted June 23, 2019 Beautiful strike! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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