German Silver Whist Token Frederick III 1870 Battles of Weissenburg & Wörth.

Medal d. = 25 mm. 4.01 g Ag.

The Battle of Weissenburg (Weissenburg), the first of the Franco-Prussian War, was joined when three German army corps surprised the small French garrison at Wissembourg, Alsace on 4 August 1870. The defenders, greatly outnumbered, fought stubbornly before being overwhelmed; nevertheless, the fall of Wissembourg allowed the Prussian army to move into France and compelled Marshal Mac-Mahon to give battle, and suffer defeat, at the Battle of Wörth two days later. The three German army corps were under the command of Frederick III, the Crown Prince of Prussia.

Frederick III, 1888 German Emperor, 1831 - 1888

Although celebrated as a young man for his leadership and successes during the Second Schleswig, Austro-Prussian and Franco-Prussian wars, he nevertheless professed a hatred of warfare and was praised by friends and enemies alike for his humane conduct. Frederick III was German Emperor and King of Prussia for ninety-nine days in 1888, the Year of the Three Emperors. Frederick had married Princess Royal Victoria, eldest daughter of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom in 1858. Frederick and Victoria were great admirers of Albert, the Prince Consort of the United Kingdom, Victoria's father.

Uniformed portrait r., around: "ICH SPIELE AUS WEISSENBURG - WÖRTH"/ 3 lines: "INVITE NORD U. SÜD BAUT AUF DICH". Curved below: "LIEB VATERLAND MAGST RUHIG SEIN". Slg Marienburg 5855; Slg Henckel 2901.

Medallist:

J. (Johann Jacob) Lorenz, 1845 Berlin - 1887 Hamburg

Condition:

EXTREMELY FINE+, nice old patina.

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