Brandstifter Kollegium

€1.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1914
TypeAdvertising medallion
CompositionBronze
Weight109 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeOval
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
NoticeKarl Goetz
Reference(s) Kienast#141, Klose#8.28
Obverse description4 Busts of the politicians of the entente, french foreign minister Théophile Delcassé, the british foreign minister Edward Grey, the russian foreign minister Alexander Petrowitsch Iswolsky as well as the italian prime minister Antonio Salandra. On a medal also the bust of the deceased King Edward VII.
Obverse letteringDELGRASSE-GREY-ISWOLSKY-SALANDRA KG BRANDSTIFTER -KOLLEGIVM-
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Reverse descriptionAllegorical elderly female figure of fake news standing on a chariot. The female figure left blowing a trumpet. The chariot being stopped by the many Pickelhaube helmets below.
Reverse letteringDER LÜGENFELDZUG DES. VIERVERBANDS 1914 Revolution in Berlin Der Dom zu Reims in Trümmer Der Barbaren Ende Deutschland am Hungertuch
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Engraver
Mintage1914  - -
Catalog ID2486962850
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