Propaganda medal - Use of Colonial men by the allied forces in WW1

€352,622.00
LocationGermany (1871-1948)
Year1914
TypeCommemorative medals/Satirical medal
CompositionBronze
Weight108.14 g
Diameter
Thickness
ShapeOval
TechniqueCast
Orientation
Edge
Period
NoticeKarl Goetz
Reference(s) Kienast#140, Klose#4.11, Slg. Wurzbach#1641
Obverse descriptionFrench president Raymond Poincaré at center, Tsar Nicolas II of Russia left and King George VI at right, colonial men of Africa and Asia between them, three line inscription below.
Obverse letteringKVLTVRTRÆGER VERBVENDETE IM WELTKRIEG - 1914 -
(Translation: Kulturträger Verbündete im Weltkrieg 1914)
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse description8-line inscription.
Reverse letteringZUR SCHANDE SEI ES LAUT GESAGT` ZUM SPOTTE- ER WIRD IN EUCH NAGEN` DASS IHR DIE WILDEN HORDEN JAGT AUF JENE- DIE KULTUR NACH FERNSTEN LANDEN TRAGEN K GOETZ
(Translation: Let it be said out loud in derision, `For Shame`– It will gnaw on you that for you the wild hordes hunt on those who carry culture to the furthest lands)
Reverse scriptLatin
Engraver
Mintage1914  - -
Catalog ID1546936900
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