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Medal Portraying Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse

  • silvering, bronze
  • Inv. 1911-DF

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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
Riga 1866 - Berlin 1939
medalistsAAT

TitleMedal Portraying Ernest Louis, Grand Duke of Hesse
Period20th century
LocationGermanyTGN
Medium and supportsilveringAAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings title on the front side: ERNST . LUDWIG . GROSSHERZOG . VON . HESSEN
signatures (names) on the front side: C STARCK
CollectionmedalsAAT
Object type medals AAT
Inventory number1911-DF
Acquisition credit gift
Société Gantoise des Amis de la Médaille
Ghent
1911-06-23
Permalinkhttps://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/1911-DF
IIIF Manifesthttps://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8236/manifest.json