This commemorative medal was made in 1878 after the assassination attempt on the Kaiser and King William I, without fail with his consent. These medals were issued in bronze, silver and gold. Nothing is known about the fund and the requirements for awarding. Therefore, the assignment of state or official awards and honorary gifts is impossible. Distribution (sale) was through the Royal Berlin Mint.
The medals refer to the assassination attempt on His Majesty the Kaiser and King William I on 11 May 1878 in Berlin. This incident attracted the closest public attention. Unemployed apprentice plumber Max Hödel fired 2 shots from a revolver at the emperor, passing in an open carriage. The shots did not hit the emperor, and the killer was arrested on the spot. On July 10, he was sentenced to death and beheaded on August 16, 1878 in Berlin-Moabit. Already on June 2, 1878, another attempt on the life of Emperor Karl Eduard Nobiling took place. He seriously wounded William I with a shotgun. Nobiling attempted suicide and died in prison. For the doctors and nurses who cared for the emperor, another commemorative medal was established. Bismarck used these two attacks to enforce laws against socialists, which took effect on October 22, 1878. The stigma of the medal was created by Emil Weigand from Berlin. Medals were struck on the Loos medal coin in Berlin.
Round, non-wearable bronze medal with a raised border.
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Medal in memory of the murder of May 11, 1878 in bronze
Medal in memory of the murder of May 11, 1878 in bronze
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