Prussia - 1913

3 Mark
Obverse - Prussia - 3 Mark - 1913 Reverse - Prussia - 3 Mark - 1913
Obverse - An eagle attacks a snake.
Legend - DEUTSCHES REICH 1913
Exergue - * DREI MARK *
Reverse - the King, presumably Friedrich Wilhelm III, mounted on a horse surrounded by the Prussian Army in victory.
Legend - DER KÖNIG RIEF UND ALLE ALLE KAMEN .
Exergue - MIT GOTT . FÜR KÖNIG UND VATERLAND 17 . 3 . 1813
Edge: A floral design. MIT UNS GOTT
Size, 32 mm.
 
This beautiful commemorative coin is significant on two levels; for the obvious reasons of this site and for the events that were accelerating towards World War I.