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Medal, 1902, WILHELM II VISIT, Germany, Prussia. Theodore Roosevelt-Prince Heinrich American Visit Medal. .990 Silver, 32.1mm, 11.9 grams. NGC MS63, Cert# 3391649-010. Prooflike Brilliant Uncirculated (Actually a Proof). Obv. PRÄSIDENT ROOSEVELT - PRINZ HEINRICH around conjoined busts. Rev. Lloyd Steamer Kronprinz Wilhelm. Struck by L. Chr. Lauer, Nürnberg. Prince Heinrich was the brother of Kaiser Wilhelm II, and was also honored by Victor D. Brenner's A.N.S. medal for the same visit. Ex Stack's Americana Sale, January 2006, Lot 1090. Purchased at the Chicago ANA World Fair of Money Show, August, 2103, from "Elusive Spondulix" Coin Company. Mint Date: 1902
Medallist: Lauer (small "LAUER" on water at lower reverse below ship)
Mint Place: Berlin (A); Reference: Rand 990, KM-. R! Reverse: The "SS Kronprinz Wilhelm" steam-powered sailship at sea. Medallist´s signature (LAUER) in below. Legend: Z. ERINNERg A.D. REISE NACH AMERIKA 1902 / LLOYD DAMPFER KRONPRINZ WILHELM. Translated: "In remembrance of the visit to America 1902, Lloyd Steamship Crown Prince Wilhelm"