German Awards - 1806 Civil Merit Silver Medal

On January 1, 1806, Maximilian Joseph became king of Bavaria. The front side stamps of the civil medals "For Merit" were redesigned and now wore rewriting - Maximilian Joseph King Bayerna. The Civil Merit Medals as the fourth class of the Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown were established on May 19, 1808 by King Maximilian Joseph. Under King Maximilian, civil merit medals were awarded in gold and silver. The Civil Merit Medal was established on November 7, 1805 by Elector Maximilian IV. Joseph donated. The inscription was - MAXIMILIAN - JOSEF - HURFÜRST - TSU - PFALZBAYERN -. The reason was the war of 1805 against Austria. The first form shown here in the form of the King of Bavaria shows on the front the signature of the tailor stamp - LOSCH F.-, and on the back there is a thinner wreath without a loop. The medal stamps are by Josef Losch, Munich. Medals without a stamp cutter are the result of a growing weakness in the stamp. The ribbon to the medal was introduced uniformly on April 13, 1807. Around 1827, new stamps were made for medals. This form has a signature on the front - LOSCH - and a dense wreath behind, tied with a loop from below. No award petitions were filed. Only government ministries had the right to make proposals. Source: Jacob & Oskar Reader, Orders of Knighthood and Merit, Badges of Honour, Merit and Remembrance, and Lifetime Honours of the Kingdom of Bavaria, 1910

Round silver medal with raised pearl faces. Top teardrop-shaped, flabby ear.

Front side:

In the
• center of the picture is a portrait of Maximilian Joseph.
• Under the cervical area there is a small signature of the stamp cutter - LOSCH - F. -.
• Along the edge is the inscription: - MAXIMILIAN - JOSEF - KING - FROM - BAYER -

Downside:

• Along the edge of the light wreath on the left is a laurel branch, and on the right is an oak branch with fruits.
• The stems of the wreath are crossed from below (without a loop).
• Branches, each of which has 6 groups of leaves and one leaf on top. Candy 2 fruits.
• In the included field, the 5-line font increases: - DEM -/- MERIT -/- UM - PRINCE -/
• - AND -/- FATHERLAND -.

Tape:

• 35 mm wide, alternating between 3 light blue and 2 white stripes of 7 mm.

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