All the respect for the 'Grande Nation'

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LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1914
TypeAdvertising medallion
CompositionBronze
Weight59.56 g
Diameter57 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueCast
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeKarl Goetz
Reference(s) Kienast#136, Kluge/Weis#A 54, Klose#8.27
Obverse descriptionParody of Marianne as personification of France after the design by Oscar Roty, the Marianne here sawing crimes against humanity here in the form of (Schlangensaat der Rache) sowing snake seeds of vengence.
Obverse letteringRACHE SÆTEST DU BEI ZEITEN SCHON NACH ROTY
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThe french rooster having a crap over the Geneva Convention, the forbidden Dum-DUM ammunition to the right.
Reverse letteringALLEN · RE SPEKT ! VOR DER GRANDE NATION 1914 DUM DUM GENFER KONVENTION
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1914  - -
Catalog ID5384432290
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