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Medal - August von Mackensen - Christmas on the Battlefield
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1917 |
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| Period | World War I |
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| Obverse description | Large facing bust of Field Marshal August von Mackensen in military uniform, wearing his distinctive Totenkopf hussar pelzmütze with skull-and-crossbones insignia in high relief. The circular legend arcs along the left and right rim of the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Four lit candles rising above a pine branch arranged across the central field, evoking a Christmas Advent motif. The legend is split, with IM FELDE arching around the upper portion interspersed between the candles, and WEIHNACHT 1917 arranged along the lower rim. |
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