Bronze Medal of Ludwig III of Bavaria, Munich. 1979.38.127

Physical Description

• Axis: 12

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 23

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1913
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Goetz, Karl

• Geographic

  • Place of Production: Munich
  • Place of Issue: Wittelsbach
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Germany

• Obverse

  • Legend: LVDWIG . III . KONIG . V . BAYERN
  • Type: Bearded bust of Ludwig, l.; wearing glasses.
  • Symbol: G
  • Portrait: Ludwig III of Bavaria

• Reverse

  • Legend: DEVTSCHES REICH 1913/ in field: 20/ MARK/ in exergue: G
  • Type: Full figured nude male, walking to l,; carrying large crown on his shoulders; an eagle next to him.

References

• Reference: Opus 77

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1979.38.127
• Lot: 1979.38
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0) (images)
• Rights: Copyright Undetermined