New construction of the Berlin sluice - Frederick III 1694 front New construction of the Berlin sluice - Frederick III 1694 back
New construction of the Berlin sluice - Frederick III 1694 photo
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New construction of the Berlin sluice - Frederick III

1694 year
Gold 67.37 g 48 mm
Description
Location
State of Brandenburg-Prussia (German States)
Margrave
Frederick III (Friedrich III) (1688-1701)
Type
Commemorative medals › Inauguration medals
Year
1694
Composition
Gold
Weight
67.37 g
Diameter
48 mm
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Demonetized
Yes
Updated
2024-11-14
References
Numista
N#390388
Rarity index
100%

Reverse

View of the sluice between houses, sail boats being loaded to the sides.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LIGNEAM. INVEN. LAPID. RELINQVIT.
M. DC. XCIV.
R. F.

Engraver: Raimund Faltz

Comment

  • Ch. H. Gütther, Leben und Thaten Herrn Friederichs des Ersten (1750) Nr. 30
  • G. Brockmann, Die Medaillen Joachim I. - Friedrich Wilhelm I. 1499-1740 (1994) Nr. 352