German Awards - 1866 Victory Medal in Bronze

After the victorious end of the unification war, or the German war, in which Prussia, Italy and their allies fought against Austria and the allies of the German Union, King William I established the Victory Medal. It was awarded in 3 degrees, gold, silver and bronze to honored military leaders and politicians. The stamp carver was Friedrich Wilhelm Kulrich. The minting figures are 14 pieces in gold, 100 pieces in silver and 150 pieces in bronze. Gold medals were most likely awarded to named gentlemen or politicians. The exact lists of awards are unknown to me.

Round bronze medal with raised border.

Front side:

• Along the edge, the broad script is divided into 13 small fields, separated by narrow lintels.
• Inward delimited by another raised edge. Below on the throat of the outer edge:
• Small - W.- KULLRICH - F.-. Portrait of William I with a beard.
• Revolving around 13 fields, the names of the following military leaders and politicians begin above:
• - F.- K.- ПР.-/- V. PROIS. - (Friedrich Karl Prince of Prussia - 1st Prussian Army), - F.- W.-
• - KR.- PR.-/- V.- PREISS.- (Friedrich Wilhelm Crown Prince of Prussia - 2nd Prussian Army),
• - M.- PR.- GR.-/- BISMARCK - (Prime Minister Count Bismarck), - GEN.- V.-/- HERWART - (General
• Herwart von Bitterfeld - Elbarmé), - GEN.- V.-/- MANTEUFF.- (General von Manteuffel),
• - GEN.- V.-/- STEINMETZ - (General von Steinmetz), - GEN.- V.-/- MUTIY - (General von Mutius
),
• - GEN.- V.-/- SCHMIDT - (General von Schmidt), - GEN.- V.-/- BONIN - (General von Bonin
),
• - GEN.- PR.- V.-/- WÜRTEMB.- (General Prince of Württemberg), - GEN.- VOG.- V.-/- FALKENSCHT
.-
• (General Voigt von Falkenstein), - GEN.- V.-/- MOLTKE - (General von Moltke), - KR.- MIN ./
• - V.- ROON - (Minister of War of Roon).

Downside:

• The goddess of victory floats to the right with wings and a fluttering robe.
In
• the raised right hand is a wreath of victory, in the left over the shoulder is a palm branch.
• Down the edge, the enlarged number of the year is 1866 -. At the bottom of the throat is small - W.- KULLRICH - F.-.