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Inauguration Veterans' Home - Frederick II
| Location | Kingdom of Prussia |
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| Year | 1748 |
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| Reference(s) | Olding FrII Med#587, Bernheimer#375 |
| Obverse description | Truncated armored bust of Frederick II of Prussia facing right, wearing a cuirass with decorative collar and a ribbon tied at the neck, his hair styled in loose curls. The Latin legend curves around the upper field within a raised rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Perspective view of the Berlin Veterans' Home (Invalidenhaus), a long symmetrical Baroque building with a central arched gateway, depicted in fine relief with numerous small figures strolling in the foreground and clouds in the sky above. A four-line Latin inscription occupies the exergue below the building, separated by a horizontal line. |
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