Liberation of the Lower Rhine provinces - Frederick III

€387,561.00
LocationBrandenburg-Prussia, State of
Year1689
TypeCommemorative medals/Historical medal
CompositionGold (.986)
Weight138.98 g
Diameter57 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeRaimund Faltz
Reference(s) Steguw RF#5, Brock Pr#315, Steg/Kluge#46, Menadier S#197
Obverse descriptionArmored bust of Frederick III. with coat folded to the right.
Obverse letteringFRIDER III D G M BRAND S R I A C ET ELECT R FALTZ.
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLandscape with the allegorical figure of `Father Rhine` as an old man leaning on an empty barrel, holding a rudder in his right hand.
Reverse letteringSALVS PROVINCIARVM // INFER RHENVS LIBER / 1689 FALTZ.
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverBrandenburg an der Havel, modern-day Brandenburg, Germany
Mintage1689  - -
Catalog ID7337822300
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