Attributes

• Country

  Germany
• Makers

  G. Loos, Berlin
• Composition

  Blackened Iron
• Inscription

  Obv: L Rev: DEN VATERLANDS-VERTHEIDIGERN 1813
• Size

  30mm
• Version Remarks

  11-13 grams The image of the Iron Medal is a scanned image from Plate 3 Table VII of "The Book of Order of Knighthood and Decorations of Honour of all Nations" edited by Sir Bernard Burke. The book was published in 1858, and falls within the public domain in Canada {{PD-Canada-anon}} and the United States {{PD-1923}}. It is in the public domain in its country of origin and other countries and areas where the copyright term is the author's life plus 70 years or less. The image can be found at https://archive.org/stream/bookofordersofk00burk#page/n49/mode/2up.