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Friedrich III
German
1888
Medium/Technique
Metal; copper alloy
Credit Line
Frederick Brown Fund
Accession Number29.225
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CollectionsEurope
ClassificationsNumismatics – Medals
DescriptionCircular medal of Friedrich III (1831-1888), kaiser of Germany, with hanging loop attached at top. Beaded rim on both faces.
Obverse: Profile bust of Friedrich looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "FRIEDRICH DEUTSCH.KAISER".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "LERNE/LEIDEN/OHNE/ZU KLAGEN/[signature of Friedrich?]".
Obverse: Profile bust of Friedrich looking to proper left; inscribed at edge "FRIEDRICH DEUTSCH.KAISER".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "LERNE/LEIDEN/OHNE/ZU KLAGEN/[signature of Friedrich?]".
InscriptionsObverse: Inscribed at edge "FRIEDRICH DEUTSCH.KAISER".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "LERNE/LEIDEN/OHNE/ZU KLAGEN/[signature of Friedrich?]".
Reverse: Inscribed at center "LERNE/LEIDEN/OHNE/ZU KLAGEN/[signature of Friedrich?]".
ProvenanceBy 1929, Wolf Kostakowsky, Mattapan, MA; 1929, sold by Kostakowsky to the MFA for $518 [see note 1]. (Accession date: January 17, 1929)
NOTES:
[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.
NOTES:
[1] Five hundred numismatics, MFA accession numbers 29.159 through 29.658, were purchased from Mr. Kostakowsky for a total price of $518.