History / German Reich / 1888 Year of the Three Emperors. Commemorative medal with portraits of Kaiser Wilhelm (died 9th March 1888), Kaiser Friedrich III (died 15th June 1888) and. Kaiser Wilhelm II. Commemorative medal on the occasion of the inauguration of the Kiel Canal (German: North to -Baltic Sea Canal) on 21st June 1895. Berlin, Sammlung Archiv für Kunst und Geschichte.