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Generalfeldmarschall August von Mackensen as victorious over Russia
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Diameter | 31.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | High-relief cast bust of Generalfeldmarschall August von Mackensen facing right, depicted as a bare-headed effigy with a prominent walrus moustache. The portrait fills nearly the entire field with no legend, rendered in a naturalistic sculptural style. |
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| Reverse description | A rearing bear, serving as an allegorical representation of Russia, impaled by a large sword thrust through its body. The inscription WELTKRIEG and the date 1914 appear around the bear in the field, along with the engraver's initials RK at the lower centre. |
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| Reverse lettering | WELTKRIEG 1914 RK |
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