German Awards - Order of Albrecht Bear Silver Medal of Merit

The medal was established jointly with the Order of Albrecht the Bear on November 18, 1836 by 3 dukes. It was awarded as a reward for loyalty and devotion, talents and legitimate service activities. He was awarded silver and gold. The Silver Medal of Merit was awarded to "little people" as the lowest level of the Order of the House. The mandate included mainly artisans, miners, farmers, railroad workers, police officers, foresters and non-commissioned officials. Non-commissioned ranks in the Anhalt Infantry Regiment No. 93 were also awarded. Until the end of World War I, the medal was made only of silver. Weight ranges from 10.3 g to 13.7 g. Due to the long rental period, there are various manufacturers and differences in brands. On July 18, 1864, the Order of Military Merit was established. They were gilded on both silver and gold bronze medals. On August 19, 1904, Duke Frederick II. the crown was granted for special merits to medals. Scharfenberg's total prize fund is about 2,300 medals. Источник: Gerd Scharfenberg, Die Orden und Ehrenzeichen der Anhaltischen Staaten 1811 - 1935, 1999.

Round silver medal with rim. Above is a soldered ordinary eye with a ribbon ring.

Front side:

• Along the edge is a wide hoop bounded by a line inward. On it is rewriting:
• - FEAR - GOD - AND - FOLLOW - HIS - COMMANDS - top star.
In
• a closed field on a wall with teeth and a gate, a bear screams to the right.
• The wall is oblique, a bear with a collar and a crown.

Downside:

• Along the edge is a wide hoop bounded by a line inward. On it is rewriting:
• - ALBRECHT - DER - BEAR - REG. - 1123 - BIS - 1170 - upper 6-ray star.
In the surrounded
• field, the Anhalt coat of arms above it is a free-floating crown.

Tape:

• 38mm wide dark green, sidebar 8mm dark red

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Obverse: Order of Albrecht the Bear Silver Medal of Merit

Reverse: Order of Albrecht the Bear Silver Medal of Merit

Established:

November 18, 1836 by the Dukes Henry of Anhalt-Kötensky, Leopold Friedrich of Anhalt-Dessau and Alexander Karl of Anhalt-Bernburg

Awarded:

1838 – 1918

Data:

• Material: Silver
• Size: 31.5mm
• Weight: 12.4g

estimated collector price:

170 – 190 €

OEK Number:

23