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Liberation of the Lower Rhine provinces - Frederick III
| Location | Brandenburg-Prussia, State of |
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| Year | 1689 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Draped and armored bust of Frederick III, Elector of Brandenburg, in right profile, wearing a long curled periwig, within a beaded inner border. The engraver's signature R. FALTZ appears at the truncation. A circular Latin legend surrounds the effigy. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The allegorical figure of Father Rhine depicted as a reclining muscular old man with a reed crown, leaning against a large barrel with his left arm, and raising a rudder aloft in his right hand. A riverine landscape with clouds fills the background. The date and legend appear in the exergue below a ground line, with the upper legend arching around the field. |
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