Inauguration of the Monument to the Battle of the Nations

€405,523.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1913
TypeCommemorative medals/Inauguration medal
CompositionBronze
Weight
Diameter90 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueCast
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeAlbert Reiss
Reference(s) Heidemann#1054
Obverse descriptionView of the monument.
Obverse letteringDEUTSCHER PATRIOTENBUND ZUR ERRICHTUNG EINES VÖLKERSCHLACHTDENKMALS BEI LEIPZIG
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionTwo 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 lettering16.-18. OKTOBER 1813 SO LANGE DIE STRÖME ZUM MEERE REISEN, WIRD NOCH DER SPÄTESTE EENKEL PREISEN DIE LEIPZIGER SCHLACHT. AR
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1913  - -
Catalog ID9687973830
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