This commemorative bronze medal was issued in 1913 to mark the centennial anniversary of the formation of the Prussian 3rd Infantry Regiment “von Courbière” and its participation in the Napoleonic Wars, specifically beginning in 1813 during the War of Liberation. The obverse features conjoined busts of Kaiser Wilhelm II and his father Emperor Friedrich III, surrounded by the inscription: “KOENIG FRIEDR. WILH. III KAISER WILHELM II.” The reverse is inscribed with “3. INFANTERIE REGT. VON COURBIÈRE” and the regiment’s battle years 1813–1913, centered around the crowned cipher “FR” of King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia.

The 3rd Infantry Regiment “von Courbière” was named in honor of General Wilhelm René de l’Homme de Courbière, a Prussian officer renowned for his defense of Kolberg against Napoleonic forces in 1807. The regiment itself participated in some of the most pivotal battles during the Napoleonic Wars, including Leipzig (1813) and the final campaigns against Napoleon in 1814–1815. As one of the oldest standing Prussian units, it was awarded this centennial honor just prior to the outbreak of World War I, in which the regiment would again serve on the Western Front.

This example remains in very good condition, with age-toned patina and crisp detail on both sides. A tangible link to Prussia’s military tradition and the martial legacy that shaped Imperial Germany on the eve of the First World War.

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