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Doctor Carl Peters - Takeover of the protectorate in the imperial administration
| Location | German East Africa |
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| Year | 1890 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse description | Right-facing bust of Doctor Carl Peters wearing a tropical pith helmet and colonial attire, rendered in high relief. The curved legend DOCTOR CARL PETERS arcs across the upper field around the portrait. Maker and modeler signatures appear in small lettering along the lower rim of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic allegorical female figure, representing Germania or Victory, floats leftward over the sea brandishing the Imperial German war flag, with rays of a rising sun emerging from the horizon in the lower left. The legend OSTAFRIKA curves along the left field, and the dates 1889-90. appear along the right. The maker's name OTTO OERTEL is inscribed in the lower exergue area. |
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