German Awards - Ludwig Silver Medal for Science and Art

The Ludwig Silver Medal for Art and Science was established as an addition to the Ludwig Gold Medal on July 13, 1914 by King Ludwig III. donated. As with the Ludwig Gold Medal, a medal with the inscription "FOR MERIT" was established for services to industry, industry, agriculture and commerce. Silver medals were awarded for their own achievements or for outstanding services in the field of science and art. It was awarded by the king himself or at the request of the ministry. The presentation included a document and an announcement in official sheets. The medal was subject to return. The front side is made by J. Rhys, a stampelschneider in Darmstadt. The reverse of the medal was created by Carl Friedrich Voigt. Since 1829 he was a medalist of the Bavarian Mint. Prior to that, he worked in Berlin. The medal was awarded only 35 times from 1914 to 1918 and significantly less frequently than the Ludwig Gold Medal.

Round silver medal with raised edges. On the top of the medal is a wide, ornamented, floral agraff. A ribbon ring passes through Agraffe from above.

Front side:

• Large portrait of Ludwig II, facing right.
• On the left along the edge is the inscription - LUDWIG - II -. Right on the edge - KOENIG - V. - BAVARIA -.
• Under the neck, a small area along the edge of the punch cutters - J. RIES -.

Downside:

In the
• center is a genius floating to the right, a female figure with billowing dresses and wings.
In her
• right hand she holds a palm branch, in her left - a laurel wreath with ribbons.
• On the bottom right, under the swinging part of the clothes along the edge, the medal - VOIGT -.

Tape:

white 35 mm, white edges 2 mm, side stripes light blue 9 mm, central stripes between 2 light blue lines 1 mm high-edge light blue diamonds 6 mm