Prussia, Kingdom. An 1840 Medallion For The Guard Corps By Heinrich Franz Brandt Auction 2nd Class with Swords (silver

2nd Class with Swords (silver gilt and white enamels

measuring 258x366mm

with obverse central medallion depicting a Gold Reuss coat of arms topped by a royal crown over a bed of red enamel

1944 he was deployed to occupy Denmark

63 x 34 mm / 62 x 63 mm

Prussia, Kingdom. An 1840 Medallion For The Guard Corps By Heinrich Franz Brandt Auction 2nd Class with Swords (silver(Erinnerungsmedaille 1840 fr das Garde Corps). Instituted 1 December 1827. (1840 issue). Constructed of bronze, the obverse with a raised leftward facing profile of King Friedrich Wilhelm III, with a central inscription of ERINNERUNG (IN MEMORY), circumscribed by dates of birth and death, the obverse maker marked BRANDT F., measuring 45 mm in diameter, in better than very fine condition.