1088017 | GERMAN STATES. Prussia. Friedrich Wilhelm IV. (King, 1840-1861). 1848-Dated AV Medal of 30 Ducats weight. NGC MS65DPL (Deep Prooflike). By K. Fischer. 50.4mm. 104.54gm. Conjugate busts of the royal couple, right / A Genius with a bow, seated on a rock, holds down the bound Saturn with his right hand; radiant star above. Marienburg 4244 (Silver); Mues/Olding 531.

Struck to commemorate his 25th (silver) wedding anniversary with Elisabeth Ludovika, daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.

Ex Imperial Collection of the Hohenzollern Museum, Monbijou Palace, Berlin (HM 188, MKB 1485). From the estate of Emperor Wilhelm I. Housed in an oversized holder.


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"The collection was in possession of the House of Hohenzollern, a dynasty that shaped Prussia and Germany for centuries. Prominent figures such as King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia and Emperor Wilhelm I played a key role in expanding the ensemble.

Initially housed in the Hohenzollern Museum at Monbijou Palace in Berlin, the collection was moved to the Berlin City Palace towards the end of the Second World War. After the war, it was taken to the Soviet Union as looted art, and returned to East Berlin in 1958. For decades, it remained largely hidden from the public and was kept at the Bode Museum.

Negotiations with public authorities regarding the fate of the collection had been going on for years when an agreement was reached in 2025. As a result, many items will remain as permanent loans in German museums. Other pieces have passed into the ownership of the House of Hohenzollern." (text courtesy of F.R. Kuenker).