Peace offering

€364,986.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1916
TypeCommemorative medals/Satirical medal
CompositionBronze
Weight57.54 g
Diameter58 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
TechniqueCast
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeKarl Goetz
Reference(s) Kienast#187, Klose#23.1, Kluge/Weis#A 56
Obverse descriptionTwo armored hands hold a dove of peace with outstretched wings and olive branch in its beak to the left.
Obverse letteringFRIEDENSANGEBOT DER MITTELMAECHTE 12. DEZEMBER 1916. KG
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionEntente politicians (David Lloyd George on the left, Raymond Poincaré in the middle) put the dove of peace back in the cage held by a Russian.
Reverse letteringDIE „TAVBEN“
Reverse scriptLatin
EngraverMunich, Germany (1158-date)
Mintage1916  - -
Catalog ID5506335740
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