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Germany. Frederick II (1712-1786). Death medal, 17 August 1786.
Engraved year 1786 by Daniel Friedrich Loos. Iron 41 mm. Weight 20,3 gram.
Obverse: Frederick II bust, right. "FRIDERICUS II BORUSSORUM REX TERRIS DATUS D: XXIV IAN: MDCCXII".
Reverse: Kneeling Borussia in front of an altar. "SIS BONUS O", "FELIXQUETUIS". "CAELO REDDITUS", "D: XVII AUGUSTI", "MDCCLXXXVI".
FREDERICK II (1712-1786)
Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.), 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786, was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars, his reorganisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a major military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great (German: Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed "Old Fritz" (German: der Alte Fritz).
Engraved year 1786 by Daniel Friedrich Loos. Iron 41 mm. Weight 20,3 gram.
Obverse: Frederick II bust, right. "FRIDERICUS II BORUSSORUM REX TERRIS DATUS D: XXIV IAN: MDCCXII".
Reverse: Kneeling Borussia in front of an altar. "SIS BONUS O", "FELIXQUETUIS". "CAELO REDDITUS", "D: XVII AUGUSTI", "MDCCLXXXVI".
FREDERICK II (1712-1786)
Frederick II (German: Friedrich II.), 24 January 1712 – 17 August 1786, was King in Prussia from 1740 until 1772, and King of Prussia from 1772 until his death in 1786. His most significant accomplishments include his military successes in the Silesian wars, his reorganisation of the Prussian Army, the First Partition of Poland, and his patronage of the arts and the Enlightenment. Frederick was the last Hohenzollern monarch titled King in Prussia, declaring himself King of Prussia after annexing Royal Prussia from the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth in 1772. Prussia greatly increased its territories and became a major military power in Europe under his rule. He became known as Frederick the Great (German: Friedrich der Große) and was nicknamed "Old Fritz" (German: der Alte Fritz).
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Germany. Frederick II (1712-1786). Death medal, 17 August 1786
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