Service Medal for Art and Science, Type III, in Gold

CATEGORY: Version

SKU: 02.SBS.0105.101.01.000

Estimated market value:

$3,000 USD

Estimated market value:

$3,000 USD

Attributes

Country

Germany
Composition

Gold
Inscription

Obv: KARL GÜNTHER FÜRST Z. SCHWARZB. SONDERSHAUSEN Rev: FÜR VERDIENST U. KUNST U. WISSENSCHAFT
Size

30mm
Version Remarks

28 were awarded. Beginning in 1913, the decoration was awarded in silver gilt. The Type III medal features a different portrait of Duke Karl Günther than the Type II medal. On the Type III medal, the neck reaches all the way down to the medal's edge.
Image Licensing

The image of the Service Medal for Art and Science, Type III, in Gold is attributed to Andreas Thies, Catalog 50, July 14, 2012. Please see the following page for more information: https://www.andreas-thies.de/onTEAM/grafik/A50_129_160.pdf

Physical Description and Item Details

A smooth circular medal with a raised edge, constructed of gold. The obverse features the right-facing portrait of Duke Karl Günther, with the circular inscription ‘KARL GÜNTHER FÜRST Z. SCHWARZB. SONDERSHAUSEN’. The reverse features the inscription ‘FÜR VERDIENST U. KUNST U. WISSENSCHAFT’ (‘for merit in art and science’), surrounded by a wreath of laurel and oak leaves. On a loop for suspension, on a dark blue ribbon.

History

The Medal for Art and Science was first instituted in 1858 by Prince Günther Friedrich Carl II. The medal was conferred upon citizens of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen in recognition of exceptional service in the field of art or science.

The Type III medals were instituted in 1898 and feature a portrait of an older Prince Karl Günther on the obverse.

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