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A Prussian Lifesaving Table Medal in Case c.1820

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A Prussian Lifesaving Table Medal in Case c.1820

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A Prussian Lifesaving Table Medal in Case c.1820

Germany (Prussia); Silver, unmarked, obverse illustrating the left-facing bust of King Frederick William III of Prussia, surrounded by the inscription "KOENIG PREUSSEN FRIEDRICH WILHELM III", reverse inscribed "FÜR RETTUNG AUS GEFAHR" (For Rescue Out of Danger) inside a full wreath of oak leaves, 50.5 mm, very light contact, extremely fine. In its hardshelled case of issue, recessed medal bed, swing hook closure, light soiling evident on the lining on the inside lid, case better than very fine.

Footnote: Frederick William III (German: Friedrich Wilhelm III) (August 3, 1770 - June 7, 1840) was King of Prussia from 1797 to 1840. He ruled Prussia during the difficult times of the Napoleonic Wars and the end of the Holy Roman Empire. Steering a careful course between France and her enemies, after a major military defeat in 1806, he eventually and reluctantly joined the coalition against Napoleon in the Befreiungskriege. Following Napoleon's defeat he was King of Prussia during the Congress of Vienna which assembled to settle the political questions arising from the new, post-Napoleonic order in Europe. He was determined to unify the Protestant churches, to homogenize their liturgy, their organization and even their architecture. The long-term goal was to have fully centralized royal control of all the Protestant churches in the Prussian Union of churches.