Brunswick-Luneburg Medal 1804 Birth of Charles WIlliam Ferdinand (later Charles II, Duke Brunswick). XF-AU

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1804, Brunswick-Luneburg, Charles William Ferdinand. Silver Medal.

Mint Year: 1804
Medallist: P Merker
Mint Place: Clausthal
Reference: Brockmann 551.
Condition: Minor digs and scratches in fields, otherwise a nicely toned XF-AU!
Denomination: Medal - Birth of Charles WIlliam Ferdinand (later Charles II, Duke Brunswick).
Material: Silver
Weight: 17.92gm
Diameter: 36mm


Obverse: Caduceus and sword in saltire, entwined by olive-branch placed on sheaf of wheat, which is supported by a shield, decorated with a leaping horse (coat-of-arms of the Duchy of Brunswick). Medallist´s signature ( P. MERKER F.) below ground details.
Legend: BRAVNSCHWEIGS GLVCK ("The joy of Brunwick...")

Reverse: A standing female winged allegoric figure, holding infant, which is laying in royal ermine coat. Date of the birth (30th of October, 1804) in exergue.
Legend: DER NACHWELT GESICHERT . ("...secured for the posterity.")
Exergue: GEB. D. 30. OCTOB . / 1804



Charles II, Duke of Brunswick (German: Karl II, Herzog von Braunschweig; 30 October 1804 – 18 August 1873), ruled the Duchy of Brunswick from 1815 until 1830. Today he is best remembered for being on the losing side of the "Opera Game," defeated by American chess master Paul Morphy in one of the most famous chess games ever played. Charles was born in Brunswick, the eldest son of Frederick William, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.

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