Bust in profile left in Prussian general's uniform with the sash and Order of the Black Eagle, the Iron Cross, and the War Memorial Medal 1813-15.

Friedrich Wilhelm III, King of Prussia (1770-1840; 1797 King)

Modeled by Leopold Heuberger, Royal Prussian Iron Foundry, Gleiwitz

About 1814-15

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Bust in profile left in general's uniform with epaulet, sash, medal, and ermine mantle.
Oval lilac jasper medallion with white relief profile portrait of George III (1738-1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 25 October 1760 until the union of the two countries on 1 January 1801, after which he was King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. He was concurrently Duke and prince-elector of Brunswick-Lüneburg ("Hanover") in the Holy Roman Empire until his promotion to King of Hanover on 12 October 1814. He was the third British monarch of the House of Hanover, but unlike his two predecessors, he was born in Britain, spoke English as his first language, and never visited Hanover. Modelled with slight alterations from a wax portrait by Isaac Gosset in about 1775.
Large oval plaque of light blue jasper with blue jasper dip and in high white relief the figure of Diomedes, hero of the Trojan War, with cloak thrown over his shoulder and sword under his arm.
Obverse: Head in profile right. Reverse: Eagle with laurel branch.