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Centenary Medal (Prussia)
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Centenary Medal
Zentenarmedaille
Obverse and reverse of the medal
Type
Commemorative medal
Awarded for
To commemorate the hundredth annivarsary of the birth of
Wilhelm I
Presented by
Prussia
Eligibility
Prussian military and civilian personnel, as well as living veterans of past unification wars
Established
22 March 1897
Order of Wear 1916
[1]
Next (higher)
1861 Coronation Medal
Next (lower)
Electoral Hesse Jubilee Medals
The
Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Medal
also known as the
Centenary Medal
(
German
:
Kaiser-Wilhelm-Erinnerungsmedaille
Zentenarmedaille
) was established on March 22, 1897 by
Wilhelm II
on the occasion of the 100th Birthday of his grandfather, Emperor
Wilhelm I
.
The medal was awarded by Prussia to state and university officials, as well as all military officers, non-commissioned officers and enlisted personnel, which were actively serving in army, navy and
Schutztruppe
. Medals were also awarded to the surviving veterans of the
First Schleswig War
,
Second Schleswig War
,
Austro-Prussian War
, and the
Franco-Prussian War
.
Appearance
[
edit
]
The medal is made of bronze
gunmetal
from captured cannon. It is 40 mm in diameter and was suspended from a ribbon 36 mm wide.
[2]
The
obverse
is a right facing effigy of Wilhelm I in military uniform wearing a
mantle
and
Pickelhaube
. To the left of the effigy is the inscription
WILHELM / DER / GROSSE / DEUTSCHE / KAISER
(William the Great German Emperor). To the right is
KOENIG / VON / PREUSSEN
(King of Prussia).
[3]
The reverse depicts symbols of royal authority including the
German State Crown
, an orb, sword, and scepter placed upon a pillow surrounded by oak leaves, in the lower half of the medal. To the left is an upward climbing laurel branch. In the upper half is the inscription in six lines
ZUM ANDENKEN AN DEN HUNDERTSTEN GEBURTSTAG DES GROSSEN KAISERS WILHELM I. 1797 22.MAERZ 1897
(IN MEMORY OF THE HUNDREDTH BIRTHDAY THE GREAT EMPEROR WILHELM I. 1797–MARCH 22–1897)