Bronze medal of merit 1814-1815 Kriegs-Denkmünze 1814-1815
In 1815, Prince Günther Frederick Charles I instituted a commemorative medal for members of the Schwarzburg Battalion as a thank you for their service in difficult times. The medal is made of bronze with a diameter of 32 mm.
Description of the medal:
Obverse: In the centre of the medal, in a wreath of laurel and palm leaves, is the interconnected cipher: G. F. C. surmounted by a princely crown.
Reverse: In the central area of the medal is an inscription spread over seven lines:
IM / DEUTSCHEN / FREIHEITS / KAMPFE / 1814 / UND 1815 (In the German struggle for freedom from 1814-1815)
Another inscription is around:
SCHWARZBURG-SONDERSHAUSEN.
This inscription is divided at the bottom by a small five-leaved rose.
Ribbon: The prescribed width of the ribbon is 36 mm. The ribbon itself is white with two 4 mm wide blue stripes.
The image of the medal is taken from the sales and offer catalogue (available for purchase).
Literature: Václav Měřička: Commemorative and meritorious decorations from the period 1789 to 1815. Hermann v. Heyden: Ehren-Zeichen Deutschlands und Österreich-Ungarns (reprint). J. L. Trost: Die Ritter-und Verdienstorden, Ehrenzeichen und Medaille aller souveränen Staaten 1910.
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