This medal served as the official prize medal for the Grand Duchy of Hesse. The obverse depicts Ernst-Ludwig, the last Grand Duke of Hesse. The Grand Duke had to abdicate after the Great War in November 1918 when Hesse became a republic within the framework of the German Empire.
Artist | Constantin StarckRKD |
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Title | Medal Portraying Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse |
Period | 20th century |
Location | GermanyTGN |
Medium and support | silveringAAT |
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | title on the front side: ERNST . LUDWIG . GROSSHERZOG . VON . HESSEN |
signatures (names) on the front side: C STARCK | |
Collection | medalsAAT |
Object type | medals AAT |
Inventory number | 1911-DF |
Acquisition credit | gift Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille Ghent 1911-06-23 |
Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DF |
IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8236/manifest.json |