Iron Medal of Frederick II, King of Prussia, Germany. 1979.38.26

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 80

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1912
• Manufacture: Cast
• Material: Iron

• Authority

  • Artist: Goetz, Karl

• Geographic

  • Place of Issue: Prussia
  • Place of Cataloging Relevance: Germany

• Obverse

  • Legend: AVF . MEINE . PREVSSEN ! VNTER MEINE FAHNEN/ in field: =VND / IHR SOLLT/ GROSSER/ SEIN/ ALS/ EVRE AHNEN (="And you shall be bigger than your ancestors.")
  • Type: Three full figured male soldiers; in center: soldier carrying flag; accosted by two drummers.
  • Portrait: Frederick II, King of Prussia

References

• Reference: K.12

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1979.38.26
• 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