Awards of Germany - Commemorative coin at the entrance of Count Regent Ernst to Detmold in 1897

This commemorative coin was donated on December 1, 1897 by Count Regent Ernst (zu Lippe-Biesterfeld). The reason was the entry of Count Ernst and his wife Carolina into the castle in Detmold on July 17, 1897. Associated with this was the adoption of a regency for the house of Lippe. The commemorative coin was awarded to persons who, in the course of official or unofficial activities, made an outstanding contribution to the celebration of the Entrance. The medal was awarded with a certificate of ownership. It was not refundable. The design was done by the sculptor Schreitmüller from Dresden. The production was carried out by the Dresden medal coin of Richard Diller. This was preceded by a succession dispute. Prince Woldemar, as the last regent of the Detmold line, concluded a secret treaty with Prince Adolf Georg, Schaumburg-Lippe, according to which Prince Adolf von Schaumburg-Lippe, the son of Prince George, was to succeed. After Voldemar's death, the latter first mistook the regency for Voldemar's incapacitated brother, Alexander. The closer Lippe-Bisterfeld line was bypassed and filed a protest. Landtag also filed a protest and promoted the establishment of an arbitration court. By the decision of the arbitration court, under King Albert of Saxony, on June 22, 1897, Count Ernst zu Lippe-Bisterfeld was determined the heir to the throne. The commemorative coin was awarded 1,023 times. Source: Rainer Schwark, order and badge of honor of the principality of Lippe Detmold 1778-1933, works of the Lipp Land Museum, vol. VI, 2005.

Bronze round medal with slightly raised border. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Rewrite along the edge, starting from below and ending with a 6-ray star:
• - ERNST - COUNT REGENT - U.- CAROLINA - COUNTESS - XUR - LIPPE - (-) - BIESTERFELD -.
In
• the locked midfield on the left are portraits of the count's couple.
• In the foreground is the count regent with a beard, and behind her is a half-covered countess.

Downside:

• Rewrite along the edge, starting from below and ending with a 6-ray star:
• - FOR - REMINDER - TO WHOM - TO WHOM - DAY - OUR - ENTRY - JULY 17 - 1897 - * -.
In
• closed midfield, 3-line Gothic type:
• - God -/- (lesser) and -/- My - Right -. Among them is the Linden Rose.

Tape:

• red 29 mm wide, silver side edges 5 mm.

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