War memorial coin (Anhalt-Köthen)
In 1819, Duke Ferdinand-Friedrich von Anhalt-Köthen donated various war memorials in memory of his predecessor, Duke Ludwig , which could be awarded to members of the Anhalt-Köthen military who had proven themselves and distinguished themselves in the Wars of Liberation.
- War memorial for 1813
- War memorial for 1814
- War memorial for 1813 and 1814
- War memorial 1815
- War memorial for 1813 and 1815
- War memorial for 1814 and 1815
- War memorial for 1813, 1814 and 1815
Consisting of iron -made medals show on the front side of a center of the Herzog crown over ragtes L (Ludwig). Two branches of laurel can be seen below. On the reverse the inscription Den Vaterlands Defleidigern and the respective year or number combination.
The medal was worn on a green and white striped ribbon on the left chest.
literature
- Gerd Scharfenberg: The medals and decorations of the Anhalt states. 1811-1935 . PHV Phaleristischer Verlag Autengruber, Offenbach 1999, ISBN 3-932543-56-4 , ( Phalerist Monographs 3).