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Rider of the Apocalypse
| Location | Germany (1871-1948) |
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| Year | 1914 |
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| Composition | Bronze |
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| Obverse description | A heroic nude horseman wearing a winged helmet rides to the left on a white horse, holding a bow upright in his left hand and presenting a crown in his raised right hand. In the lower field, a dense column of marching soldiers with flags is depicted in low relief beneath the horse. The Roman numeral date MCMXIV appears in the exergue, with an engraver's monogram at the lower rim. |
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| Reverse description | The entire reverse field is occupied by a nine-line raised German inscription in a stylized block lettering, filling the plain field without border or ornament, quoting the biblical passage from Revelation 6:2 relating to the First Rider of the Apocalypse. |
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| Reverse lettering | UND ICH SAH UND SIEHE EIN WEISSES PFERD UND DER DRAUF SASS HATTE EINEN BOGEN UND IHM WARD GEGEBEN EINE KRONE UND ER ZOG AUS SIEGHAFT UND DASS ER SIEGTE. |
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