German Awards - Commemorative Medal Princess Sibylla's Wedding

This commemorative medal was instituted on 20 October 1932 by Duke Carl Edward in a personal letter. The medal was established in gratitude for the friendly efforts on the occasion of the wedding. The award was attended by a letter signed by the duke. There are medals with different arrangement of points in the date. Either the points are located at the bottom, or, as here, in the center. Princess Sibylla (18.1.1908 - 28.11.1972) was the eldest daughter of the last Duke of Saxony Coburg and Gotha. She married the eldest son of Crown Prince Gustav VI. Adolf of Sweden, Gustav Adolf von Bernadotte (22.4.1906 - 26.1.1947). The civil wedding took place on October 19, 1932 in West Coburg. The registrar was the burgomaster and national socialist Franz Shved. The groom's grandfather, King Gustav V, remained aloof from the wedding ceremony in protest. 5 children were born in the marriage, Margareta, Brigitte, Desiree, Christina and the only son Karl Gustav. He was created in 1973 as Carl XVI. Gustav King of Sweden. In total, the medal was awarded 275 times. Source: J. Nimmergut, Deutsche Orden und Ehrenzeichen bis 1945, vol. III, 1999.

Round medal made of brightly tinted bronze without a raised edge. Above is a flattened, curved, rectangular shield. In the center of the shield is a parallel eye with a small ring and a ribbon ring.

Front side:

In the
• center is a portrait of the duke, looking to the right, in guards uniform and in a hung coat.
• The image reaches the bottom edge. Enlarged inscription in the margins:
• - CARL - ° - EDVARD - ° - HERZOG - ° - V - ° - SACHSEN - ° - COBVRG - ° - V - ° - GOTHA -.
• The date is deepened on the curved shield - 20 - ° - 10 - ° - 1932 -.

Downside:

In the
• center rises the image of the ducal Saxe-Ernestine Order.
• An eight-pointed cross with raised edges and a round middle medallion.
• A medallion with a four-tied oak wreath as a rim.
In
• a closed field, a diamond-shaped crown with horizontal stripes is diagonally.
• On the edge of the slogan of the order - FIDELITER - ET - CONSTANTER - (faithful and persistent).
• Below is a 5-leaf rosette.

Tape:

• purple 26 mm wide, edge 1 mm, green sidebar 4 mm, black dividing line.

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