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Death of Hermann von Wissmann, Governor of German East Africa
| Location | German East Africa |
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| Year | 1905 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Hermann von Wissmann in left profile, depicted in military uniform with epaulettes. The legend along the left rim reads H.V.WISSMANN., with birth and death dates arranged along the right rim, and the engraver's signature A.M.WOLFF incuse in the field. |
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| Obverse lettering | H.V.WISSMANN. * 4.9.53+15.6.05. A.M.WOLFF |
| Reverse description | An Askari soldier in uniform and fez stands at rest before a stepped sarcophagus bearing a heraldic coat of arms, holding a lowered flagpole with a draped flag falling to the ground. In the background, a landscape with palm trees and the silhouette of Kilimanjaro is depicted beneath radiating rays of a setting sun, with a palm frond at lower right. |
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