Prussia, Kingdom. A Friedrich Wilhelm IV Marksmanship Medal By Gottfried Bernhard Loos Auction 100 in 1902

100 in 1902

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Prussia, Kingdom. A Friedrich Wilhelm IV Marksmanship Medal By Gottfried Bernhard Loos Auction 100 in 1902(Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of bronze,the obverse with a central rightward facing profile of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, circumscribed by name and title, topped by a Prussian Imperial Eagle, flanked by oak leaf branches, above crossed standards, and circumscribed by an inscription of AUSZEICHNUNG FR DEN BESTEN SCHTZEN (AWARD FOR THE BEST MARKSMEN), the reverse with an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 37 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine