Imperial proclamation and the founding of the empire

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LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1871
TypeMedal
CompositionSilver
Weight
Diameter56 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeObverse: Hermann Weckwerth
Reverse: Friedrich Wilhelm Kullrich
Reference(s) KR Med 3#65, Slg. Marienburg#5820
Obverse descriptionCrowned above the date between a tied wreath of palm and oak branches.
Obverse lettering1871 G. LOOS DIR. H. WECKWERTH FECIT
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionKaiser Wilhelm I stands in uniform from the front, surrounded by twelve German princes.
Reverse lettering1870 WIR WOLLEN SEIN EIN EINIG VOLK VON BRÜDERN IN KEINER NOTH UNS TRENNEN UND GEFAHR W. KULLRICH FECIT.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMedallic Mint of Gottfried Bernhard Loos (G. Loos), Berlin, Germany (1812-1879)
Mintage1871  - -
Catalog ID6579114500
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