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Prussia (Germany) – Round Brass Commemorative Medal with Suspension Loop, 1888 – In Memory of the Death of Emperor Frederick III, weight: 4 g, diameter: 21.5 mm – reverse featuring the Emperor's final words: ”Learn to suffer without complaining” - Prussia (Germany) – Round Brass Commemorative Medal with Suspension Loop, 1888 – In Memory of the Death of Emperor Frederick III, weight: 4 g, diameter: 21.5 mm – reverse featuring the Emperor's final words: ”Learn to suffer without complaining” Commemorative Medal 1888 – ”In Memory of the Death of Emperor Frederick III” Year: 1888 Country: Kingdom of Prussia (German Empire) Ruler: Frederick III (Friedrich III) Theme: Death of the Emperor after a reign of 99 days Type: Commemorative Medal Metal: Brass Catalog Weight: 4 g Diameter: 21.5 mm Details: Commemorative medal issued in 1888 in memory of Emperor Frederick III, who ruled the German Empire for only 99 days before succumbing to illness. The year 1888 became known in German history as the ”Year of the Three Emperors, ” during which Wilhelm I, Frederick III, and Wilhelm II each occupied the imperial throne. The medal retains its original suspension loop. Obverse: Bearded portrait of Emperor Frederick III facing right. Around the portrait is the inscription FRIEDRICH DEUTSCHER KAISER KÖNIG V. PREUSSEN, with a five-pointed star below. Reverse: Four lines bearing the Emperor's final words: LERNE / LEIDEN / OHNE / ZU KLAGEN (”Learn to suffer without complaining”), with the facsimile signature FRIEDRICH III beneath. Condition: Well preserved.