Medal - Saxony Red Cross Dresden

€2.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1921
TypeMembership medal
CompositionPorcelain (White porcelain)
Weight11 g
Diameter39.2 mm
Thickness5.0 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Scheuch SM#711 v
Obverse descriptionRed Cross emblem, date above.
Obverse letteringLANDESNOTOPFER 1921 FÜR DAS SÄCHSISCHE ROTE KREUZ
(Translation: State Emergency Offering 1921 for the Saxon Red Cross)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionDepiction of suffering woman with 2 children at her sides.
Reverse letteringES KLAGEN DIE MÜTTER . IN HUNGER IN NOT ES KLAGEN DIE KINDER . ES WÜTET DER TOD
(Translation: The mothers lament in hunger and distress. The children lament, death rages.)
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverStaatliche Porzellanmanufaktur, Meissen, Germany
Mintage1921  - -
Catalog ID2918904740
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