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Frederick the Great

Medal
1759 (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Germany (made)

This German medal depicts Frederick the Great, or Frederick II (b.1712- d.1786), who was King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 and brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.


Object details

Categories
Coins & Medals
Royalty
Sculpture
Portraits
Object type
Medal
TitleFrederick the Great (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Bronze
Bronze
Brief description
Medal, bronze, depicting Frederick the Great, Germany, dated 1759
Physical description
Medal depicts on the obverse: bust of Frederick the Great to the right in armour and scarf.
FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX 1759.
Reverse: NURNBERG UND FRANCKFURT WILL ICHS DENCKEN BAYREUTH UND ANSPACH WILL ICHS SCHENKEN BAMBERG UND WURTZBURG WILL ICHS WEISEN DAS ICHS BIN DER KOENIG IN PREUSSEN (in eleven lines).
Dimensions
  • Diameter: 4.2cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'FRIDERICUS BORUSSORUM REX 1759' (obverse)
  • 'NURNBERG UND FRANCKFURT WILL ICHS DENCKEN BAYREUTH UND ANSPACH WILL ICHS SCHENKEN BAMBERG UND WURTZBURG WILL ICHS WEISEN DAS ICHS BIN DER KOENIG IN PREUSSEN' (reverse (in eleven lines))
    Translation
    Nuremberg and Frankfurt I want to think of, Bayreuth and Anspach I want to give it to, Bamberg and Wurtzburg I want to show, that it is me, the King of Preussen.
Object history
Given by Mrs. Glinn.
Historical context
Frederick the Great (Frederick II), 1712-1786, was King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 and brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.
Subjects depicted
Bust
Armour
Scarf
Frederick II (King of Prussia)
Summary
This German medal depicts Frederick the Great, or Frederick II (b.1712- d.1786), who was King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786 and brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War.
Bibliographic reference
List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum in the Years 1905 - 1908. In: List of Works of Art Acquired by the Victoria and Albert Museum, During the Year 1907, Arranged According to the Dates of Acquisition with Appendix and Indices. London: Printed for His Majesty's Stationery Office, by Eyre and Spottiswoode, Limited, 1909, p. 34
Collection
Sculpture Collection
Accession number
203-1907

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Record createdJanuary 16, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O183155/frederick-the-great-medal-unknown/
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