Prussia. An 1897 Prussian Kaiser Wilhelm Centennial Medal
(Kaiser Wilhelm Erinnerungsmedaille-Zentenarmedaille); A gilt bronze medal; the obverse with a leftward facing bust of Kaiser Wilhelm, inscribed “Wilhelm der Grosse Deutscher Kaiser, Koenig von Preussen” (German - Wilhelm the Great German Kaiser, King of Prussia); the reverse inscribed “Zum andenken an den hundertsten Geburtstag des Grossen Kaisers Wilhelm I, 1797 - 22 Maerz 1897 (German - In remembrance of the one hundredth birthday of Wilhelm I); measuring 39.50 mm in diameter; suspended from a period original ribbon; in overall extremely fine condition.

