Medal - The wooing of the Balkan Kings

€422,846.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1915
TypeCommemorative medals/Satirical medal
CompositionIron
Weight
Diameter56.8 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueCast
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeKarl Goetz
Reference(s) Kienast#164
Obverse description4 caricurative figures, President Poincaré, kneeling facing left, his hands joined as if in prayer; British kilted soldier, kneeling facing left, wearing cap and puttees, his hands clasped in front of him in an imploring attitude; King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, standing facing, holding sword, point grounded; Tsar Nicholas II, half-kneeling facing left, his right arm raised and holding knout under left arm
Obverse letteringDER BITTGANG AM BALKAN 1915
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionThree heads, surrounded by oval panels bearing their names, are positioned behind an ornate grill-like structure from which hangs, from left to right, a dolphin, attached by its tail and vomiting coins, an embossed apple and heart and, at extreme right, a clenched fist.
Reverse letteringCONSTANTIN GRIECHLAND FERDINAND RUMAENIEN FERDINAND BULGARIEN GROSS J RF RUSS HILFE! BALKAN! STREIT FÜR UNS!
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1915  - -
Catalog ID1799228480
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