German Awards - Military Commemorative Coin 1814-1815

This medal for non-combatants was subsequently established by Elector Wilhelm II as a war memorial coin 1814-1815 for fighters on March 14, 1821. issued or granted since July 1821. The goal was to reward the valor and loyalty of soldiers and subjects in 1814, 1815 in the struggle for the independence of Germany. This medal was awarded to all fighters and subjects who fought under the domestic flag and crossed the Rhine in 1814 and 1815 and were not guilty of any shameful misconduct or desertion. Violations that fell under it were recorded in December 1821. The seal of the medal was made by the coin engraver Wilhelm Körner the Younger. He worked in Kassel from 1804 to 1833. Military commemorative coins are much less common for non-fighters than for fighters. Bronze medals, where the edge inscription was removed and subsequently blackened, are considered not in the original. Source: Jörg Nemmergut "German Orders and Insignia until 1945" Volume 1, 1999.

Round medal made of blackened iron with a border. Above is a soldered spherical eye with a ribbon ring. The medal has no marginal inscription.

Front side:

• Above is a crown, below it are the letters: - K - W - II -, below it is a three-line font: - his brave - Hesse - 1821 -
• Around the edge is a laurel wreath tied in a loop at the bottom

Downside:

In
• midfield in a circle cross with a large round medallion laid.
• Through the middle are two crossed spears. Between the cross sleeves is a round laurel wreath.
• A medallion with a wide border in it are two laurel branches intersecting below.
In
• a closed field between each other, annual numbers: - 1814-1815. -
In the
• upper cruciform hand sitting on the medallion Iron helmet.
• Between the midfield and the edge is a circular inscription: - God - broke - enemy - power - and - Hesse - freed -

Tape:

• white 37 mm wide, white edges 1 mm, side stripes red 8 mm.

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