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PRUSSIA: Wilhelm I, 1861-1888, white metal medal (23.25g), 1861, Unc

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PRUSSIA: Wilhelm I, 1861-1888, white metal medal (23.25g), 1861, Unc
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PRUSSIA: Wilhelm I, 1861-1888, white metal medal (23.25g), 1861, Henckel-3929, Sommer-P 94, 42mm white metal official medal by Christoph Carl Pfeuffer for the Coronation of King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta; WILHELM KOENIG AUGUSTA KOENIGIN V. PREUSSEN around conjoined, crowned right-facing profiles of King Wilhelm I and Queen Augusta. Wilhelm is depicted wearing full ermine ceremonial robes and the chain collar of the Order of the Black Eagle with ZUR KROENUNG AM 18 OCT 1861 below busts // The Prussian Royal Crown resting above an Iron Cross. Overlaid on the cross are crossed royal scepters, a ceremonial orb, and the centralized Prussian eagle emblem, the scroll below the central crown reads SUUM CUIQUE,within a circular wreath woven out of seven distinct heraldic shields. These represent the foundational provinces of the Kingdom of Prussia (Prussia proper, Brandenburg, Pomerania, Silesia, Posen, Westphalia, and the Rhine Province), with designer's name below C. PFEUFFER FEC., some minor spots, Unc. Christoph Carl Pfeuffer (1801–1861) was a prominent German engraver and medalist who worked as the Royal Prussian Court Medalist in Berlin. His signature, Chr. Pfeuffer, appears on many historical European commemorative medals from the 19th century.