Obverse: friderica lvdovica march brand onold pr bor [friederike luise margravine of brandenburg-ansbach, princess of prussia]. Half-length portrait of margravine friederike luise with widow's veil to the right. Below the signature gözinger ivn f. Reverse: manibus date - lilia plenis // nat xxviii sept mdccxiv / vidva iii avg mdcclvii / denat iv febr / mdcclxxxiv [give lilies with full hands. Born on september 28, 1714, widowed on august 3, 1757, died on february 4, 1784]. On a slab floor stands a pedestal with a lidded urn decorated with a garland. On the pedestal requies / optimae [resting place of the best] in two lines, in the section inscription in four lines. Comment: friederike luise, a sister of frederick ii of prussia, was married in 1729 at the age of only 15 to the margrave of brandenburg-ansbach, carl wilhelm friedrich (the 'mad margrave'). The marriage was considered unhappy from the start, which friederike suffered from in particular. She retired to the castle in unterschwaningen. The margrave, a passionate hunter, was morganatically married to the daughter of a falconer. Literature: j. Menadier, schaumünzen des haus hohenzollern (1901) no. 668; d. Fischer - h. Maué, die medaillen der hohenzollern in franken (2000) no. 3. 642; m. Olding, the medals of frederick the great of prussia 1712 to 1786 (2003) no. 807. Further information on the object can be found here: https://ikmk. Smb. Museum/object?id=18230513. Object Type: coin. Date: 1784. Place of creation: Deutschland / , Franken / , Ansbach?. Dimensions: mass: 36.4 g (1.2 oz). Collection: Münzkabinett Berlin. Gözinger, Johann Samuel- Tod Friederike Luise - Münzkabinett, Berlin - 5526018
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