Medal in memory of the visit of Wilhelm II with his wife to Jerusalem in 1898

Bronze, stamping. Satisfactory collectible condition, defects from attacks on the perimeter. Wilhelm II and Empress Augusta Victoria came into Jerusalem 29.10.1898, at the head of the Suite through two triumphal arches, built by the Ottoman Empire and the local Jewish community. In his speech during the consecration of the Church 31.10.1898, Emperor, in particular, noted: "the Greatness and glory of the German nation origins from the ray of light that originated in Jerusalem. The establishment of Germanic peoples took place under the banner of the cross, the symbol of charity and sacrifice." During the seven-day stay in the Holy land (25to 31 October 1898) Wilhelm II also donated a large sum to the construction of a new complex of buildings for the hospital, Bikur Holim and laid the Foundation stone of the Lutheran hospital, Augusta Victoria (Auguste-Viktoria-Hospital) on the mount of olives, where he later built a hospital, a hospice and Church of the ascension (Himmelfahrtkirche). The guarantee of authenticity.