ball finial missing on the lower arm of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
Footnote: Peace Medals were instrumental in building relationships with the various Native Tribes
weighing 52
inscribed "Adalbert Matkowsky" at the upper left
along with "Gemsenkopf 3A" mark for 18Kt
Prussia, Kingdom. A Friedrich Wilhelm IV Marksmanship Medal By Gottfried Bernhard Loos Newly Listed ball finial missing on the(Schtzenabzeichen). Constructed of bronze,the obverse with a central rightward facing profile of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV, circumscribed by name and title, topped by a Prussian Imperial Eagle, flanked by oak leaf branches, above crossed standards, and circumscribed by an inscription of AUSZEICHNUNG FR DEN BESTEN SCHTZEN (AWARD FOR THE BEST MARKSMEN), the reverse with an oak leaf wreath, unmarked, measuring 37 mm in diameter, in near extremely fine