Denmark Medal 1863 Frederick VII. Masonic Memorial Issue for the Death of the King & Grand Master. AU+

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1863, Denmark, Frederick VII. Bronze Memorial Medal. Rare Masonic-Funded Issue!

Mint Year: 1863
Mint Place: Copenhagen
Reference: Bergsøe# 263.
Medallist: Schmahlfeld & Christesen
Condition: Minimal deposits and digs, otherwise AU+
Denomination: Masonic Medal - Death of Frederick VII of Denmark.
Material: Bronze
Weight: 66.96gm
Diameter: 55mm


Obverse: Laureate head of King Frederik VII as King of Denmark and Grand Master (V.S.V. = Viseste Salomo Vicarius = Wisest Solomon Vicar) right. medallist´s Signature ( SCHMAHLFELD F.) inside bust truncation, masonic date (5863 for 1863) of his passing below, .
Legend: FREDERIK VII. R : 8DE FR : M ∴PROVS : V ∴ S ∴ V ∴ / † 5863.11.15.
Translated: "Frederick VII, King, Vicar of Solomon for life, of the Eighth Province of Freemasons."


Reverse: Large letter "G" inside illuminated star of David with burning flames in angles above Knights Templar cross. Acacia, a palm-branch and a dagger bound together by a band, florming a wreath below.
Legend: OPFYLDTE LØFTER VARE HANS TRØST I DØDEN
Translated: "Fulfilled promises were his comfort in death."



Frederik VII (6 October 1808 – 15 November 1863) was a Danish king of the Oldenburg dynasty from 1848 until his death. Son of Christian VIII and Charlotte Frederikke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. He is the donor of the Danish Constitution of 1849 and became the first king after the fall of the absolute monarchy. He was 1848/49-1863 Grand Master General and Wisest Solomon Vicarius of the Danish Freemasonry and is the first Danish king to lead Freemasonry in Denmark.

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