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Silver Wedding of Wilhelm II and Auguste Victoria
| Location | Prussia, Kingdom of |
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| Year | 1906 |
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| Composition | Silver plated bronze |
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| Obverse description | Within a raised circular border, conjoined busts of Wilhelm II in military uniform with decorations and Auguste Victoria in profile facing left, she wearing a pearl necklace. A draped laurel garland is suspended from the upper edge of the octagonal field. The legend below the busts records the dates of the wedding and the silver anniversary, with the names of the imperial couple inscribed along the lower rim. |
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| Obverse lettering | WILHELM II. AUGUSTE VICTORIA 1881 / 27. FEBRUAR 1906 / 27. FEBRUAR |
| Reverse description | Two draped female allegorical figures flank a central composition, each holding a torch in the outer hand and jointly supporting a laurel wreath above a sceptre. Below, a crowned royal regalia rests above a joined heraldic shield bearing the arms of Prussia and Holstein, flanked by architectural views in the lower field corners. A foliate garland frames the upper edge of the octagonal field, with a cartouche inscribed with the biblical reference at the top. The maker's signature appears along the right inner border. |
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