Inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations

Location Germany (1871-1948)
Year 1913
Type Commemorative medal
Composition Bronze
Weight
Diameter 90 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Cast
Orientation
Edge
Period
Notice
Reference(s) Heidemann#1054
Obverse description View of the monument.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering DEUTSCHER PATRIOTENBUND ZUR ERRICHTUNG EINES VÖLKERSCHLACHTDENKMALS BEI LEIPZIG
Reverse description Two naked men kneeling on the ground facing each other, an old bearded man and a young man, the old and the young generation, handing each other their right hands, between the branches of a small tree above, which the old man is holding with his left.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering 16.-18. OKTOBER 1813 SO LANGE DIE STRÖME ZUM MEERE REISEN, WIRD NOCH DER SPÄTESTE EENKEL PREISEN DIE LEIPZIGER SCHLACHT. AR
Mintage
Numisquare ID 9687973830
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