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Medal - Bismarck 'Dropping the pilot'
| Location | Federal Republic of Germany |
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| Year | 1971 |
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| Weight | 39.98 g |
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| Obverse description | Scene depicting Otto von Bismarck descending a ship's gangway ladder, rendered after the famous 1890 English Punch cartoon 'Dropping the Pilot'. A uniformed officer with arms folded watches from above on the ship's deck, with rigging visible in the background. Bismarck is shown full-length in military greatcoat and cap, gesturing outward as he descends. |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing a multiline inscription in raised relief across the entire reverse, reading the date 1890 at top followed by the text commemorating Bismarck's dismissal as described by the English caricature 'Der Lotse verlässt das Schiff' (The pilot leaves the ship). |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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