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Death of Flying ace Oswald Boelcke
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1916 |
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| Weight | 18 g |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing truncated bust of Oswald Boelcke in military uniform with epaulettes, bareheaded, in high relief. The name legend OSWALD BÖLCKE appears in two lines to the right of the portrait in the field. The engraver's signature REUE is visible at the lower right near the truncation. |
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| Reverse description | Three World War I aircraft depicted in flight over a panoramic landscape in the exergue. A large monoplane dominates the upper field, a biplane appears to the left in the middle ground, and a third aircraft is shown spinning and falling to the right, indicating it has been shot down. The curved legend arcs around the upper border of the field. The maker's mark appears in the lower exergue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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