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Medal - Lieutenant Richard Volckamer von Kirchensittenbach
| Location | Cameroon (1960-date) |
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| Year | 1913 |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Obverse description | High-relief bust of Lieutenant Richard Volckamer in right profile, wearing a military uniform collar, with a moustache. The circular legend around the border reads his name and title, and the field to the left of the bust bears the inscription GEB: 1857. The rim is decorated with a wreath of laurel branches. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A standing Barrongo tribesman in high relief, wearing a feathered headdress and loincloth, holding a spear in his right hand and resting his left hand on a decorated oval shield, flanked by tropical vegetation including a palm tree. The circular legend around the border records his death at the hands of the Barrongos after the battle of 27 September 1892, and the field to the right bears the dedication inscription GESTIFTET VON GUIDO V. VOLCKAMER 1913. |
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