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German Southwest Africa Memorial Medal for Fighters 1907
| Location | South West Africa (1884-1990) |
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| Year | 1907 |
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| Period | German Colony (1884-1915) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | SUEDWEST AFRIKA 1904-06 |
| Reverse description | The central device features the imperial German crown above a Gothic cipher W (for Kaiser Wilhelm II) flanked by Roman numerals I on each side, forming the monogram WII, all surmounted by the crown with flowing ribbons to either side. Below the cipher, two crossed swords — one with straight quillons, one with S-shaped quillons — are depicted in relief. The circumferential legend reads DEN SIEGREICHEN STREITERN. |
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