100 years of the Palatinate colony in Magdeburg

Features

Location	Kingdom of Prussia
King	Frederick William II (Friedrich Wilhelm II) (1786-1797)
Type	Commemorative medals
Year	1789
Composition	Silver
Weight	14.5 g
Diameter	36.5 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 400567
References	Old/Mue 1# 62 Manfred Olding, Gunter Mues; 2018. Die Medaillen der Preußischen Könige von 1786 bis 1870 / Band I: Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797: Katalog der Prägungen auf Friedrich Wilhelm II. 1786-1797, Friedrich Wilhelm III. 1797-1840, Friedrich WIlhelm IV. 1840-1861, Wilhelm I. 1861-1870 und deren Familien = The Medals of the Prussian Kings from 1786 to 1870. Battenberg Gietl Verlag, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany. , Slg. Henckel# 4643 Adolph Weyl; 1876. Die Paul Henckel'sche Sammlung Brandenburg-Preussischer Münzen und Medaillen = The Paul Henckel Collection of Brandenburg-Prussian Coins and Medals. Gebrüder Unger, Berlin, Germany. , Desel/Döle# 55 Barbara Dölemeyer, Jochen Desel; 1998. Deutsche Hugenotten- und Waldenser-Medaillen = German Huguenot and Waldensian Medals. Verlag der Deutschen Hugenotten-Gesellschaft, Bad Karlshafen, Hesse, Germany. , Pniower# 325 Georg Pniower; 1898. Sammlung schlesischer Medaillen des Herrn Georg Pniower in Breslau meist durch besonders schöne Erhaltung ausgezeichnet. Universal-Sammlungen des Herrn Pettinatti in Sestri sowie eines bekannten französischen -Sammlers Antike, Mittelalter u. Neuzeit - besonders reich in den Serien Österreich, Russland, Schweiz, Elsasss, überseeische u. Freimauer-MedaillenSlg. Pniower = Collection of Silesian medals of Mr. Georg Pniower in Breslau, mostly distinguished by their particularly fine condition. Universal collections of Mr. Pettinatti in Sestri and a well-known French collector, covering antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times—particularly rich in the series of Austrian, Russian, Swiss, Alsatian, overseas, and Freemasonry medals. Pniower Collection.. L. & L. Hamburger, Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany. , Sommer Loos# A 23 Klaus Sommer; 1981. Die Medaillen des Königlich Preussischen Hof-Medailleurs Daniel Friedrich Loos und seines Ateliers = The Medals of the Royal Prussian Court Medalist Daniel Friedrich Loos and his Workshops. Biblio, Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany.

Obverse

Cuirassed bust facing right.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
FR: WILH: II BESCHÜTZ: D. PFAELZER KOL: IN MAGDEBURG
F: LOOS

Engraver: Daniel Friedrich Loos

Reverse

City goddess of Magdeburg standing in front of a pedestal with the bust of Friedrich III atop.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
MIR NEUE SOEHNE IHNEN EIN BESSERES VATERLAND
ERSTE IUBELF: / D: 5 JUN: 1789
FRIED: III. D: 25 MAI 1689
D. L.

Engraver: Daniel Friedrich Loos

Comments

Sommer A 23, Menadier 343

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
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1789

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