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Lot nuber 714

GERMANY, Hessen-Kassel. temp. Wilhelm II. 1821-1847. Æ Combatant Award of Merit. Commemorative for Waterloo Campaign. Triply dated 1814, 1815, and 1821.


Electronic Auction 478
Lot: 714.
 Estimated: $ 100

World Orders and Decorations, Bronze

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GERMANY, Hessen-Kassel. temp. Wilhelm II. 1821-1847. Æ Combatant Award of Merit. Commemorative for Waterloo Campaign. Triply dated 1814, 1815, and 1821. Radiate cross with central wreath inscribed 1814/1815; wreathed spear points in quarters; Gott brach des feindes Macht und Hessen ward befreit around / Crowned monogram of Wilhelm II; Seinen tapfern Hessenbelow; all within wreath. Edge: AUS EROBERTEM GESCHÜTZ (from captured cannon). Some associated wear. As made. With replacement ribbon attached.

The medal was instituted by Wilhelm II on 14 March 1821 for all Kurhessian ‘warriors and subjects who in the years 1814 and 1815 served in the field under the fatherland’s colors, crossed the Rhine and returned without committing any dishonorable or criminal acts’ (‘Krieger und Untertanen, welche in den Jahren 1814 und 1815 unter den vaterländischen Fahnen ins Feld gerückt sind, den Rhein passiert und sich keines entehrenden Verbrechens schuldig gemacht haben’). The medal was made from captured French cannon and awarded to Kurhessian soldiers who were part of the allied forced that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo.

Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2020 at 13:57:40 ET.

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