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Medal - Germania
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Reference(s) | Layh#237b |
| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Germania facing right, wearing an elaborate wreath of oak and laurel in her hair and draped in classical robes fastened with an ornate brooch bearing an eagle motif. The legend GERMANIA appears vertically along the right field, with the maker's signature incuse in the lower right field. |
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| Obverse lettering | GERMANIA B. H. MAYER |
| Reverse description | Dynamic high-relief depiction of the Archangel Michael, winged and armed with a lance raised aloft, triumphing over a prostrate devil figure beneath his feet amid a rocky landscape. The composition fills the entire field with dramatic baroque energy, with the maker's signature incuse in the lower right field. |
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