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Medal - Battle at Tannenberg and liberation of Eastern Prussia - Paul von Hindenburg
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1914 |
| Type | Commemorative medal |
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| Obverse lettering | GENERALOBERST VON·HINDENBURG Gr. |
| Reverse description | A fully armoured medieval knight in dynamic stance, raising a broad sword above his head in a striking pose, standing on ground with vegetation at his feet. The place names TANNENBERG and ORTELSBURG appear in the field to either side of the figure, with the date 1914 below. The circular legend around the field reads DER·RUSSEN·BEZWINGER OSTPREUSSENS·BEFREIER, and the engraver's signature A.GWENTAL appears at the bottom rim. |
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| Reverse lettering | DER·RUSSEN·BEZWINGER OSTPREUSSENS·BEFREIER TANNENBERG ORTELSBURG 1914 A.GWENTAL |
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