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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 | 207.1 g |
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| Obverse description | Bold truncated bust of Oswald Boelcke in military uniform facing left, wearing the Pour le Mérite at the collar. The circular legend around the field reads his name and date of death, flanked by Iron Cross ornaments, with the engraver's signature K.GOETZ in the lower field. |
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| Reverse description | Allegorical scene depicting a nude female figure standing atop a downed biplane, placing a laurel sprig upon it, while an eagle swoops down from the upper left. Explosion clouds appear in the lower field, and the Roman numeral XXXX rendered as four X characters appears at the bottom, symbolising Boelcke's forty aerial victories. The circular legend arcs across the top of the field. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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