Bronze Medal of Ludwig III of Bavaria, Germany, 1913–1913. 1979.58.6

Physical Description

• Measurements

  • Diameter (in mm): 76

Typological Description

• Object Type: Medal
• Date: 1913

• Date on Object

  • Date: 1913
• Manufacture: Cast
• Material: Bronze

• Authority

  • Artist: Goetz, Karl

• Geographic

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

• Obverse

  • Legend: LVDWIG . PRINZREGENT . VON . BAYERN . DES . DEVTSCHEN . MVSEVM . ERLAVCHTER . PROTEKTOR . (=" Ludwig Prince Elector of Bavaria, illustrious protector of the German Museum")
  • Type: Bust of Ludwig, l.; wearing glasses.
  • Symbol: K.GOETZ
  • Portrait: Ludwig III of Bavaria

• Reverse

  • Legend: 1903/ 1913/ Men chen (="people/ man?")
  • Type: Cog wheel; full figured male person in center, body facing, head to r.; holding hammer in r. hand, holding onto cog wheel with l. hand; to l. of figure: owl with spread wings.

References

• Reference: K.24

Administrative History

• Identifier: 1979.58.6
• Lot: 1979.58
• Department: Medals and Decorations
• Collection: American Numismatic Society

Description

Rights

• CopyrightHolder: American Numismatic Society
• License: Public Domain Mark (images)
• Rights: No Copyright - United States