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Die englische Hetzpresse - Alfred Northcliffe
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Advertising medallion |
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| Obverse description | A caricatured bust of Alfred Northcliffe in three-quarter view, depicted as a common workman, sharpening a quill pen against a large rasp held upright in the field. The name legend 'NORTH CLIFFE' arcs along the upper rim in raised relief. |
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| Obverse lettering | NORTH CLIFFE |
| Reverse description | A winged devil figure perches atop a burning terrestrial globe, fanning the flames with newspapers visible to the right side of the field. Tall flames engulf the globe in high relief, and the date '1914' appears in the lower exergue. The legend arcs around the upper rim. |
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