Gallipoli campaign

€167,972.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1916
TypeAdvertising medallion
CompositionBronze
Weight67.6 g
Diameter55.7 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
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Edge
Period
NoticeKarl Goetz
Reference(s) Kienast#169
Obverse descriptionWithin a band (right) shaped like the Turkish crescent moon, a Highlander carrying a model of a steamer; below, a French soldier on one knee firing a rifle.
Obverse letteringDIE MONDSVCHTIGEN . AUF GALLIPOLI.
(Translation: The lunatics at Gallipoli.)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionTwo skeletons lying in the trenches, barbed wire entanglements fading into the distance (right), crescent and star above.
Reverse lettering1915 / 1916
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1916  - -
Catalog ID1960359750
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