Medal - Victory over France and unification of Germany
Medal - Victory over France and unification of Germany
€161,134.00
Location
Germany
(1871-1948)
Year
1871
Type
Commemorative
medals
Composition
Silver
Weight
19.42 g
Diameter
40 mm
Thickness
Shape
Round
Technique
Milled
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Edge
Plain
Period
Notice
Reference(s)
Obverse description
Germania with sword and shield, Imperial crown and scepter to on ground to her right.
Obverse lettering
WIR
WAREN SCHNELL VEREINT F. DEUTSCHLANDS EHRE
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
18-line inscription within laurel wreath.
Reverse lettering
ZUR
ERINNERUNG // AN DIE // RUHMVOLLEN TAGE // DEUTSCHER WAFFEN // IN
DEN JAHREN 1870/71 // AM 4 AUGUST BEI WEISSENBURG. // AM 6 AUGUST
BEI WOERTH. // AM 18 AUGUST BEIGRAVFLOTTE. // AM 1U. 2 SEPTBR. BEI
SEDAN. // GEFANGENNAHME NAPOLEONS. // AM 28 SEPTBR. CAPITUL. // VON
STRASSBURG. // AM 27 OCTOBER. CAPITUL. // VON METZ. // AM 28 JANUAR
1871 CAPIT. // VON PARIS. // FRIEDENSCHLUSS // DEN 26
FEBRUAR.
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
Ludwig Christian Lauer, Nuremberg, Germany (1729-1924)
