Koenigsberg Citizen Medal

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The Königsberg Citizens' Medal was donated in 1959 by the city ​​community of Königsberg .

Created by the sculptor Georg Fuhg , the obverse shows the founding year 1255 and views of the city of Königsberg (Prussia) . The reverse bears the words of Immanuel Kant :

OBLIGATORY NAME WHICH BECAME LAW TO US BEFORE WHICH WE TEND AND WHICH WE SERVE

Bearer of the citizen's medal

The first sponsor was August Seeling , the then Lord Mayor of Königsberg's godfather city, Duisburg , in 1959 . Other sponsors are:

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Robert Albinus: Königsberg Lexicon . Würzburg 2002, ISBN 3-88189-441-1
  2. a b c Lorenz Grimoni : Duisburg - Königsberg: 50 years of sponsorship. In: Preussische Allgemeine Zeitung. August 24, 2002, p. 7 , accessed on August 3, 2018 (episode 34).
  3. Charlotte Gottschalk: 30th anniversary of the Museum City of Königsberg celebrated. In: ostpreussen-nrw.de. November 7, 1998, accessed August 3, 2018 .
  4. A mountain story: Königsberg. Kulturportal West Ost, accessed on August 3, 2018 (KK, edition 1326).
  5. ^ Rolf Reissmann: Medal of Honor for Wolfgang Klein, Schwörstadt's oldest citizen. In: badische-zeitung.de. July 28, 2018, accessed August 3, 2018 .