Hello all! Today being Friday, it's a nice day to honor our Four-legged friends by posting Coins, tokens or medals with these creatures on them. It's called... "Four-legged Friday". One of these is NOT mine. Can you tell me which one? Have a great weekend everyone....
Here are a couple GERMANY, PRUSSIA. Wilhelm II (1888-1918). 3 Marks dated 1913. 100th Anniversary of the Prussians entering the war against Napoleon. He was the last German Emperor and King of Prussia upon his abdication in 1918, which marked the end of the German Empire. Type Circulating commemorative coin Year 1913 Value 3 Mark Currency Mark Composition Silver (.900) Weight 16.667 g Diameter 33 mm Thickness 2.37 mm Shape Round Technique Milled Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑ Demonetized Yes Number N# 4713 References KM# 534, J# 110 Obverse Eagle with a snake in its talons, denomination below DEUTSCHES REICH 1913 * DREI MARK * Translation: German Empire 1913 Three Mark Reverse King Frederick William III on horseback in the midst of cheering people, his battle cry and date at the bottom. DER KÖNIG RIEF UND ALLE ALLE KAMEN • MIT GOTT•FÜR KÖNIG UND VATERLAND 17-3-1813 Translation: The King Called and All Came With God for King and Fatherland March 17, 1813 This commemorative coin, also known as “The King Called”, marks the centenary of King Frederick William III’s appeal “To My People” in Breslau, which lead to the declaration of war against Napoleon’s France. The featured distinctive eagle clutching a snake, symbolizes Prussia’s resistance to France's foreign domination. This motif differs from the standard heraldic eagle and is one of the rare exceptions among the Kaiserreich commemorative coins. L. Memmius AR Denarius (20mm, 3.77 g.) Rome mint, struck 109-108 BC Gens Memmia Obv. Apollo facing right, wearing oak wreath, mark of value below chin. Rev. The Dioscuri standing facing, each holding spears and bridle of their horses, Xanthus and Cyllarus. Moneyer name in exergue. Crawford 304 The gens Memmia was a plebeian family at ancient Rome. The first member of the gens to achieve prominence was Gaius Memmius Gallus, praetor in 172 BC. From the period of the Jugurthine War to the age of Augustus they contributed numerous tribunes to the Republic.
I could have sworn that I posted this last night. Guess I forgot to hit the button and hit the sauce instead.